# Dharun Village, Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal 

# Dharun

Dharun is a village in Jakhnidhar sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **106 people in 34 households**, the 86th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 106people (2011)
- 34households
- 79.0%literacy
- 1,465females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharun

Of every 100 households in Dharun in 2011, 97 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharun · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**41%

Tap water ****100%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**50%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****54%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**4%

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

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Dharun?

■ Dharun · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1465**

**1185

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**866

Working population ****47.2%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 70.5% for women. 37% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 37 (74%) · **■** Other work 12 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Jakhnidhar

- Kot119 people
- Pata Walla117 people
- Bhadli116 people
- Bainsoli Malli115 people
- Khand106 people
- Baunstha105 people
- Mairaf Talla105 people
- Kothiya103 people

[All 138 villages in Jakhnidhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/jakhnidhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dharun?106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharun in?Tehri Garhwal district (Jakhnidhar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dharun?79.0% (Census 2011)