# Nirakot Village, Bhatwari, Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Bhatwari, Uttarkashi 

# Nirakot

Nirakot is a village in Bhatwari sub-district of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 18 households**, the 95th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 83people (2011)
- 18households
- 68.0%literacy
- 1,371females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nirakot

Of every 100 households in Nirakot in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nirakot · ■ Bhatwari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**55%

Use banking services ****94%**

**92%

Television ****78%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**75%

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 Nirakot?

■ Nirakot · ■ Bhatwari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1371**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**894

Working population ****53.0%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 57.8% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 32 (73%) · **■** Other work 10 (23%) · **■** Marginal 2 (5%)

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 Bhatwari

- Jadao132 people
- Sarag128 people
- Jokani107 people
- Sungar96 people
- Taknaur Range57 people
- Nelang48 people
- Jadung29 people
- Dovalga Thalan18 people

[All 100 villages in Bhatwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/bhatwari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nirakot?83 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nirakot in?Uttarkashi district (Bhatwari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Nirakot?68.0% (Census 2011)