# Chama Village, Berinag, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Berinag, Pithoragarh 

# Chama

Chama is a village in Berinag sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 49 households**, the 90th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 188people (2011)
- 49households
- 79.5%literacy
- 1,321females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chama

Of every 100 households in Chama in 2011, 79 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chama · ■ Berinag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**42%

Tap water ****98%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**74%

Use banking services ****96%**

**84%

Television ****35%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Chama?

■ Chama · ■ Berinag rural average

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

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1321**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**806

Working population ****47.9%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 68.8% for women. 49% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (17%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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 Berinag

- Kamdeena194 people
- Pipali194 people
- Pungar Kholi191 people
- Syoli191 people
- Kuri183 people
- Moradi180 people
- Gangora176 people
- Chaukhuna175 people

[All 299 villages in Berinag](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/berinag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chama?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chama in?Pithoragarh district (Berinag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chama?79.5% (Census 2011)