# Dhoshan Village, Yamkeshwar, Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Yamkeshwar, Garhwal 

# Dhoshan

Dhoshan is a village in Yamkeshwar sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **170 people in 34 households**, the 81st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 170people (2011)
- 34households
- 84.4%literacy
- 1,125females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhoshan

Of every 100 households in Dhoshan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhoshan · ■ Yamkeshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**72%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**24%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****97%**

**82%

Television ****47%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**23%

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 Dhoshan?

■ Dhoshan · ■ Yamkeshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**1085

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**892

Working population ****25.3%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 74.4% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (12%) · **■** Marginal 38 (88%)

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 Yamkeshwar

- Pokhari181 people
- Tola180 people
- Baswa173 people
- Majera171 people
- Silsari170 people
- Nail168 people
- Paliyal Gaon168 people
- Kumathi167 people

[All 241 villages in Yamkeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/garhwal/yamkeshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhoshan?170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhoshan in?Garhwal district (Yamkeshwar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhoshan?84.4% (Census 2011)