# Chaien Village, Joshimath, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/joshimath/chaien/

Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Chaien

Chaien is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **516 people in 118 households**, the 14th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 516people (2011)
- 118households
- 87.9%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaien

Of every 100 households in Chaien in 2011, 68 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chaien · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**73%

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

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**47%

Tap water ****40%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**61%

Use banking services ****46%**

**72%

Television ****24%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****40%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Chaien?

■ Chaien · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**947

Working population ****54.7%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 77.5% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 270 (96%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Joshimath

- Paini664 people
- Arurhi Paturi609 people
- Subhai569 people
- Hailang528 people
- Merag451 people
- Ganai450 people
- Kimana450 people
- Molta442 people

[All 99 villages in Joshimath](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/joshimath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaien?516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaien in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chaien?87.9% (Census 2011)