# Mahargoan Village, Jakholi*, Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Jakholi*, Rudraprayag 

# Mahargoan

Mahargoan is a village in Jakholi* sub-district of Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 69 households**, the 78th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 342people (2011)
- 69households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,478females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahargoan

Of every 100 households in Mahargoan in 2011, 89 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Mahargoan · ■ Jakholi* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**54%

Tap water ****62%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**76%

Use banking services ****96%**

**81%

Television ****51%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Mahargoan?

■ Mahargoan · ■ Jakholi* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1478**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1217**

**919

Working population ****43.3%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 59.1% for women. 33% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (9%) · **■** Marginal 46 (31%)

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 Jakholi*

- Kirora Talla350 people
- Dhariyaj347 people
- Lekh Lawari346 people
- Mathya Gaon344 people
- Pujar Gaon340 people
- Jakhawari Talli331 people
- Dewal317 people
- Sil Gaon309 people

[All 138 villages in Jakholi*](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/rudraprayag/jakholi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahargoan?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahargoan in?Rudraprayag district (Jakholi* sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mahargoan?72.2% (Census 2011)