# Chhara Village, Kosya Kutauli, Nainital (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Kosya Kutauli, Nainital 

# Chhara

Chhara is a village in Kosya Kutauli sub-district of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,564 people in 382 households**, the 1st largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 1,564people (2011)
- 382households
- 88.9%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhara

Of every 100 households in Chhara in 2011, 97 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Chhara · ■ Kosya Kutauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**22%

Tap water ****93%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**79%

Use banking services ****93%**

**80%

Television ****78%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

Own their home ****49%**

**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 Chhara?

■ Chhara · ■ Kosya Kutauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**956

Working population ****37.0%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 82.8% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (4%) · **■** Household industry 53 (9%) · **■** Other work 417 (72%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%)

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 Kosya Kutauli

- Majhera1,162 people
- Bajeri888 people
- Mona799 people
- Bhowali Senitorium719 people

[All 126 villages in Kosya Kutauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/kosya-kutauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhara?1,564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhara in?Nainital district (Kosya Kutauli sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chhara?88.9% (Census 2011)