# Sarnachai Village, Pokhari, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Pokhari, Chamoli 

# Sarnachai

Sarnachai is a village in Pokhari sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 63 households**, the 57th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%.

- 248people (2011)
- 63households
- 81.9%literacy
- 1,275females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarnachai

Of every 100 households in Sarnachai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sarnachai · ■ Pokhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**72%

Use banking services ****97%**

**89%

Television ****54%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Sarnachai?

■ Sarnachai · ■ Pokhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**83.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1275**

**1116

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**895

Working population ****45.6%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.9% for men and 68.9% for women. 41% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 41 (36%) · **■** Other work 14 (12%) · **■** Marginal 58 (51%)

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 Pokhari

- Mayani254 people
- Bhaduda253 people
- Khalbajetha252 people
- Bina Malla250 people
- Jakhmala247 people
- Nauli237 people
- Majyadi224 people
- Kumera222 people

[All 142 villages in Pokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/pokhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarnachai?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarnachai in?Chamoli district (Pokhari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sarnachai?81.9% (Census 2011)