# Jaykot Village, Dharchula, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Dharchula, Pithoragarh 

# Jaykot

Jaykot is a village in Dharchula sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **789 people in 169 households**, the 22nd largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 789people (2011)
- 169households
- 79.2%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaykot

Of every 100 households in Jaykot in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jaykot · ■ Dharchula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**65%

Tap water ****85%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**68%

Use banking services ****37%**

**83%

Television ****4%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****81%**

**47%

Own their home ****93%**

**89%

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 Jaykot?

■ Jaykot · ■ Dharchula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**911

Working population ****52.5%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 63.8% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 389 (94%)

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 Dharchula

- Garguwa986 people
- Pangla941 people
- Bangapani815 people
- Sirdang812 people
- Jamku708 people
- Bundi665 people
- Suwa637 people
- Dar560 people

[All 82 villages in Dharchula](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/dharchula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaykot?789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaykot in?Pithoragarh district (Dharchula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jaykot?79.2% (Census 2011)