# Chhara Village, Puraula, Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Puraula, Uttarkashi 

# Chhara

Chhara is a village in Puraula sub-district of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **477 people in 99 households**, the 27th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 477people (2011)
- 99households
- 73.2%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhara

Of every 100 households in Chhara in 2011, 94 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhara · ■ Puraula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

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

**31%

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

**67%

Tap water ****99%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**73%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****67%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**32%

Own their home ****80%**

**86%

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 Chhara?

■ Chhara · ■ Puraula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**940

Working population ****40.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 63.5% for women. 42% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 21 (11%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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 Puraula

- Thali535 people
- Besti Palli522 people
- Sunali491 people
- Makhana489 people
- Devdhung430 people
- Chhiwala425 people
- Binai342 people
- Shreekot342 people

[All 84 villages in Puraula](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/puraula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhara?477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhara in?Uttarkashi district (Puraula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chhara?73.2% (Census 2011)