# Dhekuna Village, Munsiari, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Munsiari, Pithoragarh 

# Dhekuna

Dhekuna is a village in Munsiari sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **322 people in 74 households**, the 43rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 322people (2011)
- 74households
- 74.0%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhekuna

Of every 100 households in Dhekuna in 2011, 79 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhekuna · ■ Munsiari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**52%

Tap water ****99%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**68%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****35%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**40%

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 Dhekuna?

■ Dhekuna · ■ Munsiari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****435**

**884

Working population ****50.9%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 61.4% for women. 50% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (15%) · **■** Marginal 139 (85%)

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 Munsiari

- Kimkhet337 people
- Arkhet326 people
- Sain Rathi326 people
- Bhurting325 people
- Siling321 people
- Raya315 people
- Load311 people
- Darati308 people

[All 231 villages in Munsiari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/munsiari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhekuna?322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhekuna in?Pithoragarh district (Munsiari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhekuna?74.0% (Census 2011)