# Nawakot Village, Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal 

# Nawakot

Nawakot is a village in Jakhnidhar sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,102 people in 288 households**, the 3rd largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 1,102people (2011)
- 288households
- 81.8%literacy
- 1,157females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nawakot

Of every 100 households in Nawakot in 2011, 93 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 62 a car.

■ Nawakot · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

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

**59%

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

**41%

Tap water ****85%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**50%

Use banking services ****99%**

**96%

Television ****84%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****62%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**20%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Nawakot?

■ Nawakot · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1157**

**1185

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**866

Working population ****43.6%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 71.3% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 36 (8%) · **■** Other work 72 (15%) · **■** Marginal 339 (71%)

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

- Chahgadoliya1,373 people
- Ratoli1,183 people
- Mengwali1,040 people
- Koti Khas1,037 people
- Swari788 people
- Gainwali May Dawaisari782 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nawakot?1,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawakot in?Tehri Garhwal district (Jakhnidhar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Nawakot?81.8% (Census 2011)