# Chilkia Village, Ramnagar, Nainital (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Ramnagar, Nainital 

# Chilkia

Chilkia is a village in Ramnagar sub-district of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **3,193 people in 619 households**, the 2nd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 3,193people (2011)
- 619households
- 80.0%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chilkia

Of every 100 households in Chilkia in 2011, 89 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chilkia · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**67%

Use banking services ****72%**

**63%

Television ****65%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**22%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**17%

Own their home ****79%**

**77%

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 Chilkia?

■ Chilkia · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****748**

**912

Working population ****32.2%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 72.3% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 105 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (22%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 438 (43%) · **■** Marginal 226 (22%)

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 Ramnagar

- Aampokhra Range8,269 people
- Udaipuri Chopra2,957 people
- Tanda Malloo2,810 people
- Chandra Nagar2,718 people
- Ghandhi Nagar2,614 people

[All 146 villages in Ramnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/ramnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chilkia?3,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilkia in?Nainital district (Ramnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chilkia?80.0% (Census 2011)