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

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Village · Dharchula, Pithoragarh 

# Khet

Khet is a village in Dharchula sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **504 people in 133 households**, the 29th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 504people (2011)
- 133households
- 82.2%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khet

Of every 100 households in Khet in 2011, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khet · ■ Dharchula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**65%

Tap water ****94%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**68%

Use banking services ****99%**

**83%

Television ****55%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**47%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Khet?

■ Khet · ■ Dharchula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****542**

**911

Working population ****47.2%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 70.8% for women. 48% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (12%) · **■** Household industry 14 (6%) · **■** Other work 38 (16%) · **■** Marginal 158 (66%)

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

- Suwa637 people
- Dar560 people
- Sirkha552 people
- Bung Bung516 people
- Baun477 people
- Ramtoli454 people
- Garbyang426 people
- Umachiya422 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khet?504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khet in?Pithoragarh district (Dharchula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Khet?82.2% (Census 2011)