# Charkham Village, Munsiari, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Munsiari, Pithoragarh 

# Charkham

Charkham is a village in Munsiari sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **250 people in 56 households**, the 62nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 250people (2011)
- 56households
- 76.1%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charkham

Of every 100 households in Charkham in 2011, 88 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Charkham · ■ Munsiari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**52%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**68%

Use banking services ****66%**

**92%

Television ****64%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**40%

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 Charkham?

■ Charkham · ■ Munsiari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**884

Working population ****28.4%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 67.9% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (15%) · **■** Marginal 59 (83%)

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 Munsiari

- Sain Polo273 people
- Khoyam272 people
- Magar271 people
- Phapha271 people
- Hupuli248 people
- Saimat244 people
- Rigauniya243 people
- Bora Gaon234 people

[All 231 villages in Munsiari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/munsiari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Charkham?250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charkham in?Pithoragarh district (Munsiari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Charkham?76.1% (Census 2011)