# Dhakia Kalan Village, Kashipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar 

# Dhakia Kalan

Dhakia Kalan is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **7,890 people in 1,486 households**, the 2nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 7,890people (2011)
- 1,486households
- 76.6%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhakia Kalan

Of every 100 households in Dhakia Kalan in 2011, 80 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhakia Kalan · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**27%

Tap water ****47%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**85%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**64%

Use banking services ****60%**

**72%

Television ****56%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**85%

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 Dhakia Kalan?

■ Dhakia Kalan · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**891

Working population ****37.9%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 66.3% for women. 51% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 710 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,103 (37%) · **■** Household industry 264 (9%) · **■** Other work 419 (14%) · **■** Marginal 493 (16%)

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 Kashipur

- Kharakpur Devipura16,661 people
- Jaspur Khurd7,494 people
- Sarwar Khera6,618 people
- Dabhauramustahkam6,301 people
- Kachnalgaji5,926 people

[All 73 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/udham-singh-nagar/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhakia Kalan?7,890 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakia Kalan in?Udham Singh Nagar district (Kashipur sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakia Kalan?76.6% (Census 2011)