# Chilkiya Village, Berinag, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/berinag/chilkiya/

Village · Berinag, Pithoragarh 

# Chilkiya

Chilkiya is a village in Berinag sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **141 people in 22 households**, the 113th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 141people (2011)
- 22households
- 71.3%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chilkiya

Of every 100 households in Chilkiya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Chilkiya · ■ Berinag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****60%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chilkiya?

■ Chilkiya · ■ Berinag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**806

Working population ****48.9%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 61.0% for women. 46% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (42%) · **■** Household industry 7 (10%) · **■** Other work 24 (35%) · **■** Marginal 9 (13%)

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

- Ganaura151 people
- Pilkhi151 people
- Agriya Gara145 people
- Bamret Bhakunda144 people
- Uri Sirtoli141 people
- Hatwal138 people
- Balyaoo136 people
- Darmoli136 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chilkiya?141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilkiya in?Pithoragarh district (Berinag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chilkiya?71.3% (Census 2011)