Village · Kosya Kutauli, Nainital
# Chhimi Matela

Chhimi Matela is a village in Kosya Kutauli sub-district of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted 287 people in 69 households, the 42nd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.
- 287 people (2011)
- 69 households
- 83.5% literacy
- 1,352 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhimi Matela

Of every 100 households in Chhimi Matela in 2011, 96 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhimi Matela · ■ Kosya Kutauli rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 93%
- Toilet within the home 86% 75%
- No toilet (open defecation) 14% 22%
- Tap water 70% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 33%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 20%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 79%
- Use banking services 90% 80%
- Television 39% 52%
- Mobile phone 77% 68%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 17% 20%
- Own their home 100% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chhimi Matela?

■ Chhimi Matela · ■ Kosya Kutauli rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.5% 85.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1352 1016
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 957 956
- Working population 55.4% 51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 78.3% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 106 (67%) · ■ Other work 32 (20%) · ■ Marginal 21 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kosya Kutauli
- Talla Kote 314 people
- Dhaniakote 312 people
- Thulibanj 291 people
- Sirodi 290 people
- Gangori 287 people
- Basgaon 284 people
- Kamoli 284 people
- Niglat Talla 280 people

All 126 villages in Kosya Kutauli

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chhimi Matela? 287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhimi Matela in? Nainital district (Kosya Kutauli sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chhimi Matela? 83.5% (Census 2011)

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