# Chaukham Village, Lansdowne, Garhwal (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Lansdowne, Garhwal 

# Chaukham

Chaukham is a village in Lansdowne sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **256 people in 52 households**, the 72nd largest of 483 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 256people (2011)
- 52households
- 79.5%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaukham

Of every 100 households in Chaukham in 2011, 69 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chaukham · ■ Lansdowne rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**72%

Use banking services ****35%**

**84%

Television ****19%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**26%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Chaukham?

■ Chaukham · ■ Lansdowne rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**1171

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**956

Working population ****43.4%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 69.2% for women. 46% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (10%) · **■** Other work 25 (23%) · **■** Marginal 75 (68%)

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 Lansdowne

- Jamari266 people
- Sildanda264 people
- Bagi261 people
- Kimar261 people
- Manjokhi256 people
- Sendhi256 people
- Pokhata253 people
- Kafaldi250 people

[All 504 villages in Lansdowne](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/garhwal/lansdowne/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaukham?256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaukham in?Garhwal district (Lansdowne sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chaukham?79.5% (Census 2011)