# Chamu Village, Didihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Didihat, Pithoragarh 

# Chamu

Chamu is a village in Didihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 56 households**, the 111th largest of 363 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 229people (2011)
- 56households
- 75.6%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chamu

Of every 100 households in Chamu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chamu · ■ Didihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**69%

Use banking services ****97%**

**86%

Television ****62%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Chamu?

■ Chamu · ■ Didihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**793

Working population ****74.2%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 63.7% for women. 71% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 71 (42%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 90 (53%)

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 Didihat

- Atal Gaon233 people
- Nagraurha232 people
- Pukhrora231 people
- Sera Saunali230 people
- Leparti227 people
- Mala Jhula227 people
- Chauki226 people
- Chitgal Gaon226 people

[All 376 villages in Didihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/didihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chamu?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamu in?Pithoragarh district (Didihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chamu?75.6% (Census 2011)