# Jelam Village, Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal 

# Jelam

Jelam is a village in Jakhnidhar sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **732 people in 158 households**, the 9th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 732people (2011)
- 158households
- 74.2%literacy
- 1,288females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jelam

Of every 100 households in Jelam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jelam · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**41%

Tap water ****1%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**50%

Use banking services ****99%**

**96%

Television ****58%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Jelam?

■ Jelam · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1288**

**1185

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**866

Working population ****35.4%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 63.5% for women. 40% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (14%) · **■** Marginal 48 (19%)

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

- Koti Khas1,037 people
- Swari788 people
- Gainwali May Dawaisari782 people
- Moli May Sunaldi772 people
- Tipri697 people
- Chholgaon673 people
- Panchoor623 people
- Ragara Pipola623 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jelam?732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jelam in?Tehri Garhwal district (Jakhnidhar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jelam?74.2% (Census 2011)