# Chharba Village, Vikasnagar, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Chharba

Chharba is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **7,268 people in 1,425 households**, the 6th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 7,268people (2011)
- 1,425households
- 76.8%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chharba

Of every 100 households in Chharba in 2011, 97 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chharba · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**27%

Tap water ****90%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**54%

Use banking services ****82%**

**74%

Television ****65%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

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

**10%

Own their home ****93%**

**88%

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 Chharba?

■ Chharba · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**929

Working population ****26.6%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 70.4% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 410 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (10%) · **■** Household industry 50 (3%) · **■** Other work 729 (38%) · **■** Marginal 554 (29%)

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 Vikasnagar

- Dhakrani12,757 people
- Dakpathar9,897 people
- Sahas Pur8,841 people
- Shankerpur Hakumatpur8,369 people
- Rasulpur7,055 people
- Nawabgarh6,747 people
- Jamni Pur6,126 people
- Badam Wala5,054 people

[All 141 villages in Vikasnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/vikasnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chharba?7,268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chharba in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chharba?76.8% (Census 2011)