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

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Village · Tharali, Chamoli 

# Palchhuni

Palchhuni is a village in Tharali sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **365 people in 86 households**, the 81st largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 365people (2011)
- 86households
- 84.8%literacy
- 1,122females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palchhuni

Of every 100 households in Palchhuni in 2011, 88 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palchhuni · ■ Tharali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**52%

Tap water ****83%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**80%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****75%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Palchhuni?

■ Palchhuni · ■ Tharali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122**

**1094

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**863

Working population ****56.4%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 76.4% for women. 51% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 141 (68%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (25%) · **■** Marginal 9 (4%)

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

- Jyuda377 people
- Losari369 people
- Udaypur Laga Choting368 people
- Dewal Gwar366 people
- Narayan Bagar362 people
- Paithani360 people
- Phaldhiya Gaon357 people
- Devasthali Banudi345 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palchhuni?365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palchhuni in?Chamoli district (Tharali sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Palchhuni?84.8% (Census 2011)