UKPSC · District of Uttarakhand

Chamoli: 3.9 lakh people, one story

People
3,91,605
Area
8,030 km²
Literacy
82.65%
Sex ratio
1,019
#1 in UttarakhandArea: 8,030 km². Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in UttarakhandHomes with electricity (2011): 38.4 % of households. Rank 13 of 13.See the numbers →Top 3 in UttarakhandLiteracy rate: 82.65%. Rank 3 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in UttarakhandPopulation density: 49 per km². Rank 12 of 13.See the numbers →

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ChamoliUttarakhand

The history, places and schemes of Chamoli are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Chamoli in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population3.9 lakh#9/13 in Uttarakhand
Area8,030 km²#1/13 in Uttarakhand
Population density49 per km²#12/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 189
Sex ratio1,019 females per 1000 males#7/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)889 girls per 1000 boys#9/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 890
Literacy rate82.65%#3/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 78.82
Female literacy72.32%#4/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 70.01
Urban population15.2%#6/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 30.2

People & society

82.7% can read. 1,019 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
93.487.4
Female literacy
72.370.0
Scheduled Castes
20.318.8
Scheduled Tribes
3.12.9
Living in towns
15.230.2

Gender literacy gap: 21.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.5%
  • Muslim 1.1%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    69 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.8 lakh workers, 46.2% of all people

    This district
    Uttarakhand
    • Cultivators 67.0%
    • Farm labourers 2.1%
    • Household industry 3.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 38% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      38.451.4
      Latrine at home
      24.538.8
      Tap water
      39.540.3
      LPG / PNG
      14.926.1
      Phone
      31.744.0
      Television
      25.036.6
      Bicycle
      0.518.5
      Two-wheeler
      1.213.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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