# Salna Chak Urgam Village, Joshimath, Chamoli (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Salna Chak Urgam

Salna Chak Urgam is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **128 people in 31 households**, the 60th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 128people (2011)
- 31households
- 82.1%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salna Chak Urgam

Of every 100 households in Salna Chak Urgam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salna Chak Urgam · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**47%

Tap water ****90%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**61%

Use banking services ****57%**

**72%

Television ****50%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**32%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Salna Chak Urgam?

■ Salna Chak Urgam · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**947

Working population ****60.2%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 75.5% for women. 58% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 67 (87%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 8 (10%)

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

- Marwadi Chak Pakhi157 people
- Raini Chak Lata145 people
- Payya chormi134 people
- Bharkichak-Urgam133 people
- Dwing127 people
- Pang Chak Lata125 people
- Chamtoli122 people
- Noligwar112 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salna Chak Urgam?128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salna Chak Urgam in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Salna Chak Urgam?82.1% (Census 2011)