# Chahaj Village, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Gangolihat, Pithoragarh 

# Chahaj

Chahaj is a village in Gangolihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **450 people in 114 households**, the 41st largest of 312 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 450people (2011)
- 114households
- 82.4%literacy
- 1,064females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chahaj

Of every 100 households in Chahaj in 2011, 93 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chahaj · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**79%

Use banking services ****38%**

**74%

Television ****29%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**34%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Chahaj?

■ Chahaj · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**870

Working population ****55.6%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 68.8% for women. 51% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 201 (80%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (18%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Gangolihat

- Syunura457 people
- Dharari Nainoli455 people
- Khati Gaon451 people
- Nakote451 people
- Pokhari450 people
- Gwari Malli448 people
- Jiwal443 people
- Batgeri441 people

[All 340 villages in Gangolihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/gangolihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chahaj?450 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chahaj in?Pithoragarh district (Gangolihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chahaj?82.4% (Census 2011)