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

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Village · Lansdowne, Garhwal 

# Pokhata

Pokhata is a village in Lansdowne sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **253 people in 57 households**, the 75th largest of 483 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 253people (2011)
- 57households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,433females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pokhata

Of every 100 households in Pokhata in 2011, 71 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokhata · ■ Lansdowne rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**64%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**72%

Use banking services ****64%**

**84%

Television ****48%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pokhata?

■ Pokhata · ■ Lansdowne rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1433**

**1171

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1692**

**956

Working population ****37.2%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 61.4% for women. 41% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (14%) · **■** Marginal 8 (9%)

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

- Kimar261 people
- Chaukham256 people
- Manjokhi256 people
- Sendhi256 people
- Kafaldi250 people
- Deval Khal245 people
- Farsula243 people
- Timalsain243 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pokhata?253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhata in?Garhwal district (Lansdowne sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhata?74.8% (Census 2011)