# Dhaksun Village, Lansdowne, Garhwal (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Lansdowne, Garhwal 

# Dhaksun

Dhaksun is a village in Lansdowne sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **227 people in 57 households**, the 92nd largest of 483 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 227people (2011)
- 57households
- 81.6%literacy
- 1,873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhaksun

Of every 100 households in Dhaksun in 2011, 98 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhaksun · ■ Lansdowne rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**64%

Tap water ****85%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**72%

Use banking services ****77%**

**84%

Television ****60%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****87%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhaksun?

■ Dhaksun · ■ Lansdowne rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1873**

**1171

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1385**

**956

Working population ****18.9%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 74.6% for women. 33% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 20 (47%) · **■** Marginal 23 (53%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Lansdowne

- Painul Gaon235 people
- Ghayer Gaon232 people
- Kilbau231 people
- Tolyunba Khal228 people
- Kathur Markhola227 people
- Bangarh226 people
- Kandiya Tala225 people
- Simalsain225 people

[All 504 villages in Lansdowne](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/garhwal/lansdowne/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhaksun?227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhaksun in?Garhwal district (Lansdowne sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhaksun?81.6% (Census 2011)