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

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Village · Dharchula, Pithoragarh 

# Khela

Khela is a village in Dharchula sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,764 people in 412 households**, the 8th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,764people (2011)
- 412households
- 75.6%literacy
- 1,262females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khela

Of every 100 households in Khela in 2011, 68 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khela · ■ Dharchula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**65%

Tap water ****96%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**68%

Use banking services ****97%**

**83%

Television ****36%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**47%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Khela?

■ Khela · ■ Dharchula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1262**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**911

Working population ****43.0%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 63.1% for women. 43% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 400 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 143 (19%) · **■** Marginal 214 (28%)

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

- Jumma3,383 people
- Kalika2,881 people
- Galati2,236 people
- Payya Pauri1,806 people
- Metali1,761 people
- Toli1,701 people
- Duti Bagad1,599 people
- Jarajibli1,335 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khela?1,764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khela in?Pithoragarh district (Dharchula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Khela?75.6% (Census 2011)