# Sarkadi/Taharpur Village, Roorkee, Hardwar (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Roorkee, Hardwar 

# Sarkadi/Taharpur

Sarkadi/Taharpur is a village in Roorkee sub-district of Hardwar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,162 people in 169 households**, the 173rd largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 1,162people (2011)
- 169households
- 52.8%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarkadi/Taharpur

Of every 100 households in Sarkadi/Taharpur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarkadi/Taharpur · ■ Roorkee rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**48%

Tap water ****8%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**86%

Use banking services ****39%**

**64%

Television ****22%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Sarkadi/Taharpur?

■ Sarkadi/Taharpur · ■ Roorkee rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**879

Working population ****22.1%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 47.8% for women. 42% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (39%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 70 (27%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Roorkee

- Mazari1,188 people
- Lalwala Mazbata1,174 people
- Lalwala Khalsa1,167 people
- Nagal1,163 people
- Nathu Kheri1,159 people
- Khempur1,157 people
- Akbarpur/Fazilpur1,133 people
- Palooni1,127 people

[All 309 villages in Roorkee](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/roorkee/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarkadi/Taharpur?1,162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkadi/Taharpur in?Hardwar district (Roorkee sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkadi/Taharpur?52.8% (Census 2011)