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

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Karachhon

Karachhon is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **429 people in 83 households**, the 19th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 429people (2011)
- 83households
- 83.2%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karachhon

Of every 100 households in Karachhon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karachhon · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**61%

Use banking services ****14%**

**72%

Television ****29%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****37%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Karachhon?

■ Karachhon · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097**

**947

Working population ****30.5%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 73.2% for women. 39% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 86 (66%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 44 (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 Joshimath

- Merag451 people
- Ganai450 people
- Kimana450 people
- Molta442 people
- Tolma429 people
- Dhak422 people
- Langsi395 people
- Pagnau390 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karachhon?429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karachhon in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karachhon?83.2% (Census 2011)