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

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Village · Dharchula, Pithoragarh 

# Rung

Rung is a village in Dharchula sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **389 people in 99 households**, the 35th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 389people (2011)
- 99households
- 93.2%literacy
- 1,149females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rung

Of every 100 households in Rung in 2011, 58 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rung · ■ Dharchula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**56%

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

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**65%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**68%

Use banking services ****55%**

**83%

Television ****16%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**47%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Rung?

■ Rung · ■ Dharchula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.2%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1149**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**911

Working population ****50.4%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 91.9% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 101 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 15 (8%) · **■** Marginal 72 (37%)

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

- Ramtoli454 people
- Garbyang426 people
- Umachiya422 people
- Nagling396 people
- Chhalmachhilason387 people
- Lumati386 people
- Kuti363 people
- Jipti357 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rung?389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rung in?Pithoragarh district (Dharchula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Rung?93.2% (Census 2011)