# Chirkhun Village, Tharali, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Tharali, Chamoli 

# Chirkhun

Chirkhun is a village in Tharali sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **322 people in 75 households**, the 90th largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 322people (2011)
- 75households
- 76.7%literacy
- 1,639females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chirkhun

Of every 100 households in Chirkhun in 2011, 89 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chirkhun · ■ Tharali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**52%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**36%

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

**19%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****92%**

**88%

Television ****53%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chirkhun?

■ Chirkhun · ■ Tharali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1639**

**1094

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**863

Working population ****50.3%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 65.7% for women. 43% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 147 (91%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 12 (7%)

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 Tharali

- Adra341 people
- Sunaun331 people
- Bhagoti330 people
- Meltha330 people
- Ulangra321 people
- Melkhet314 people
- Swan Talla313 people
- Trikot313 people

[All 325 villages in Tharali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/tharali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chirkhun?322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirkhun in?Chamoli district (Tharali sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chirkhun?76.7% (Census 2011)