# Polkhand Village, Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal 

# Polkhand

Polkhand is a village in Jakhnidhar sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **36 people in 11 households**, the 124th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 36people (2011)
- 11households
- 81.2%literacy
- 1,400females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Polkhand

Of every 100 households in Polkhand in 2011, 82 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Polkhand · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**41%

Tap water ****91%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**50%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****46%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****27%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Polkhand?

■ Polkhand · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1400**

**1185

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**866

Working population ****38.9%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 68.4% for women. 27% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 14 (100%)

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

- Singoli Malli41 people
- Haljent38 people
- KhitBidi38 people
- Tehri Range37 people
- Raunthi33 people
- Bhatkot30 people
- Singoli Talli27 people
- Gothiyara26 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Polkhand?36 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polkhand in?Tehri Garhwal district (Jakhnidhar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Polkhand?81.2% (Census 2011)