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

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Village · Pithoragarh, Pithoragarh 

# Chhera

Chhera is a village in Pithoragarh sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 113 households**, the 68th largest of 324 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%.

- 479people (2011)
- 113households
- 90.8%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhera

Of every 100 households in Chhera in 2011, 89 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chhera · ■ Pithoragarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**51%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****33%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****64%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Chhera?

■ Chhera · ■ Pithoragarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**84.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**775

Working population ****54.3%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 84.2% for women. 49% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (11%) · **■** Marginal 63 (24%)

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 Pithoragarh

- Devatpur Chaura515 people
- Chhana Pandey508 people
- Seri488 people
- Shyuni485 people
- Tari Gaon473 people
- Jhuni457 people
- Darim Khola454 people
- Puneri Mahar453 people

[All 347 villages in Pithoragarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/pithoragarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhera?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhera in?Pithoragarh district (Pithoragarh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chhera?90.8% (Census 2011)