# Chhiwala Village, Puraula, Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Puraula, Uttarkashi 

# Chhiwala

Chhiwala is a village in Puraula sub-district of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **425 people in 97 households**, the 29th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 425people (2011)
- 97households
- 81.4%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhiwala

Of every 100 households in Chhiwala in 2011, 94 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chhiwala · ■ Puraula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**67%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**73%

Use banking services ****97%**

**88%

Television ****72%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**32%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Chhiwala?

■ Chhiwala · ■ Puraula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**940

Working population ****38.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 72.0% for women. 47% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 63 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 87 (54%) · **■** 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

- Sunali491 people
- Makhana489 people
- Chhara477 people
- Devdhung430 people
- Binai342 people
- Shreekot342 people
- Chaptari331 people
- Syaluka329 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhiwala?425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhiwala in?Uttarkashi district (Puraula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chhiwala?81.4% (Census 2011)