# Chhani Lwesal Village, Someshwar, Almora (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Someshwar, Almora 

# Chhani Lwesal

Chhani Lwesal is a village in Someshwar sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,644 people in 412 households**, the 1st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,644people (2011)
- 412households
- 84.9%literacy
- 1,207females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhani Lwesal

Of every 100 households in Chhani Lwesal in 2011, 81 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhani Lwesal · ■ Someshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**42%

Tap water ****96%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**74%

Use banking services ****97%**

**85%

Television ****68%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**27%

Own their home ****82%**

**96%

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 Chhani Lwesal?

■ Chhani Lwesal · ■ Someshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1207**

**1212

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**928

Working population ****39.6%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 76.0% for women. 41% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 208 (32%) · **■** Marginal 359 (55%)

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 Someshwar

- Kantali1,106 people
- Bale1,069 people
- Gurura875 people
- Bayala Khalsa837 people

[All 150 villages in Someshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/someshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhani Lwesal?1,644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhani Lwesal in?Almora district (Someshwar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chhani Lwesal?84.9% (Census 2011)