Housing and Services in Chamula

Complete data on housing, basic services, equipment and technology in Chamula, Chiapas, according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The municipality has 29,553 total dwellings, of which 22,655 are inhabited.

Housing Overview

Total Dwellings
29,553
Census 2020
Inhabited Dwellings
22,655
76.7% of total
Inhabited Private Dwellings
22,392
75.8% of total
Average Occupants
4.5
People per inhabited dwelling

Dwelling Characteristics

Construction materials, number of rooms and bedrooms of inhabited private dwellings in Chamula.

Characteristic Dwellings %
Floor material other than dirt 18,050 80.6%
Dirt floor 4,554 20.3%
1 room 2,342 10.5%
2 rooms 9,203 41.1%
3 or more rooms 11,061 49.4%
1 bedroom 11,952 53.4%
2 or more bedrooms 10,654 47.6%

Water and Sanitation

Drinking water coverage, storage, sanitation and drainage in the dwellings of Chamula.

Piped Water
83.1%
18,611 dwellings
With Drainage
61.8%
13,849 dwellings
With Toilet
37.3%
8,356 dwellings
With Water Tank
56.8%
12,716 dwellings
Service Dwellings %
Piped water from public network 18,611 83.1%
Trucked water (tanker) 8,664 38.7%
Other water source 3,995 17.8%
With water tank 12,716 56.8%
With cistern 827 3.7%
With toilet 8,356 37.3%
With latrine 13,697 61.2%
With drainage 13,849 61.8%
Without drainage 8,757 39.1%

Electricity

Electricity service coverage in the inhabited private dwellings of Chamula.

With Electricity
99.6%
22,305 dwellings
Without Electricity
1.3%
301 dwellings

Basic Services Coverage

Summary of combined basic services coverage (water, drainage, electricity) in Chamula.

With All Services
54.4%
12,190 dwellings with water, drainage and electricity
Without Water, Drainage or Electricity
0.4%
80 dwellings without any basic service

Household Appliances

Household appliance equipment in the inhabited private dwellings of Chamula.

Appliance Dwellings %
Refrigerator 1,795 8%
Washing machine 913 4.1%
Microwave oven 422 1.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle availability in the inhabited private dwellings of Chamula.

Vehicle Dwellings %
Automobile or truck 2,314 10.3%
Motorcycle 654 2.9%
Bicycle 794 3.5%

Information and Communication Technologies

Availability of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the dwellings of Chamula. 1.5% of dwellings have internet and 45.4% have a cell phone.

Technology Dwellings %
Television 13,639 60.9%
Radio 9,139 40.8%
Landline phone 1,234 5.5%
Cell phone 10,169 45.4%
Computer 185 0.8%
Internet 328 1.5%
Pay TV 237 1.1%
Streaming platforms 10 0%
Video game console 15 0.1%

Technology Deprivation

Dwellings lacking information and communication technologies in Chamula.

Without Radio or TV
7,034
31.4% of dwellings
Without Landline or Cell Phone
11,923
53.2% of dwellings
Without Computer or Internet
22,127
98.8% of dwellings
Without Any ICT
5,633
25.2% of dwellings