# Chitgal Village, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Gangolihat, Pithoragarh 

# Chitgal

Chitgal is a village in Gangolihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **983 people in 209 households**, the 7th largest of 312 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 983people (2011)
- 209households
- 69.4%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chitgal

Of every 100 households in Chitgal in 2011, 91 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chitgal · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**79%

Use banking services ****86%**

**74%

Television ****40%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**34%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Chitgal?

■ Chitgal · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**870

Working population ****45.0%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 59.7% for women. 45% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 208 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (13%) · **■** Other work 42 (10%) · **■** Marginal 134 (30%)

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

- Bungli Gunth1,404 people
- Duni1,250 people
- Chakhbora1,216 people
- Kuntola1,125 people
- Damde Or894 people
- Ganura869 people
- Hanera797 people
- Kuthera785 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chitgal?983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitgal in?Pithoragarh district (Gangolihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chitgal?69.4% (Census 2011)