# Chharchhum Village, Dharchula, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Dharchula, Pithoragarh 

# Chharchhum

Chharchhum is a village in Dharchula sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **302 people in 67 households**, the 45th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 302people (2011)
- 67households
- 81.4%literacy
- 1,083females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chharchhum

Of every 100 households in Chharchhum in 2011, 96 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chharchhum · ■ Dharchula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**65%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**68%

Use banking services ****100%**

**83%

Television ****38%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**47%

Own their home ****96%**

**89%

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 Chharchhum?

■ Chharchhum · ■ Dharchula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**911

Working population ****62.9%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 68.8% for women. 60% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 21 (11%) · **■** Other work 62 (33%) · **■** Marginal 74 (39%)

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 Dharchula

- Gunji335 people
- Tankul332 people
- Baling315 people
- Sosa309 people
- Tidang296 people
- Galagar281 people
- Himkhola273 people
- New264 people

[All 82 villages in Dharchula](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/dharchula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chharchhum?302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chharchhum in?Pithoragarh district (Dharchula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chharchhum?81.4% (Census 2011)