# Chaukuni Village, Ranikhet, Almora (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Ranikhet, Almora 

# Chaukuni

Chaukuni is a village in Ranikhet sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **594 people in 125 households**, the 32nd largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 594people (2011)
- 125households
- 81.4%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaukuni

Of every 100 households in Chaukuni in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chaukuni · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**36%

Tap water ****87%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**21%

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

**31%

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

**68%

Use banking services ****77%**

**80%

Television ****80%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**89%

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 Chaukuni?

■ Chaukuni · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**901

Working population ****65.3%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 74.3% for women. 63% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 143 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 113 (29%) · **■** Marginal 131 (34%)

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 Ranikhet

- Dadgaliya639 people
- Dubhanna629 people
- Sauni622 people
- Uprari622 people
- Bhaisoli571 people
- Kalanu563 people
- Siroli562 people
- Gangora560 people

[All 307 villages in Ranikhet](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/ranikhet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaukuni?594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaukuni in?Almora district (Ranikhet sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chaukuni?81.4% (Census 2011)