# Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Chamba, Himachal Pradesh 

# Chaurah

Chaurah is a sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. At the 2011 Census it had **78,988 people**, no towns and 312 villages (181 inhabited). The largest village is Shikari (1,321 people).

- 78,988people (2011)
- 312villages
- 0towns
- 60.4%literacy

## Population of Chaurah compared with Chamba

■ Chaurah · ■ Chamba district

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**953

Working population ****55.0%**

**56.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chaurah

Of every 100 households in Chaurah in 2011, 90 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chaurah · ■ Chamba district

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**47%

Tap water ****94%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**77%

Use banking services ****90%**

**90%

Television ****42%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****28%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Chaurah

- Shikari · 1,321 people
- Sanwal · 1,300 people
- Suala · 1,277 people
- Tikarigarh · 1,235 people
- Bharara · 1,208 people
- Chhapa · 1,031 people
- Junas · 1,018 people
- Garhphari · 1,013 people
- Dob Dikriund · 1,011 people
- Dehgran · 1,003 people
- Bhatsar · 983 people
- Tatrog · 891 people
- Kutehr · 881 people
- Shantewa · 871 people
- Shalela Bari · 869 people
- Daonri · 850 people

[All 312 villages in Chaurah →](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chaurah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Chaurah?312 (181 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaurah in?Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh
- What is the population of Chaurah?78,988 (Census 2011)