# Chankana Village, Berinag, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Berinag, Pithoragarh 

# Chankana

Chankana is a village in Berinag sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **271 people in 67 households**, the 50th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 271people (2011)
- 67households
- 72.6%literacy
- 1,357females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chankana

Of every 100 households in Chankana in 2011, 97 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chankana · ■ Berinag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

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

**57%

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

**42%

Tap water ****86%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**74%

Use banking services ****90%**

**84%

Television ****61%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chankana?

■ Chankana · ■ Berinag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1357**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**806

Working population ****49.1%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 60.1% for women. 40% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Berinag

- Bora Agar287 people
- Varsayat286 people
- Tamoli Gwir284 people
- Tharp273 people
- Rawal Khet270 people
- Odura267 people
- Byati262 people
- Dantola262 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chankana?271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chankana in?Pithoragarh district (Berinag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chankana?72.6% (Census 2011)