Chignautla

Chignautla is a municipality of Puebla with 35,223 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,226 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of Chignautla

Demographic structure of Chignautla according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 11,389 people under 15 years old (32.3%), 22,134 people of working age (62.8%) and 1,696 elderly over 65 years old (4.8%).

0-14 years

11,389

32.3% of the population

15-64 years

22,134

62.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,696

4.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Chignautla

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,906	1,909	3,815	10.8%
5-9 years	1,836	1,937	3,773	10.7%
10-14 years	1,935	1,866	3,801	10.8%
15-19 years	1,903	1,943	3,846	10.9%
20-24 years	1,583	1,693	3,276	9.3%
25-29 years	1,456	1,549	3,005	8.5%
30-34 years	1,172	1,438	2,610	7.4%
35-39 years	1,137	1,329	2,466	7%
40-44 years	1,036	1,150	2,186	6.2%
45-49 years	792	897	1,689	4.8%
50-54 years	615	719	1,334	3.8%
55-59 years	438	505	943	2.7%
60-64 years	336	443	779	2.2%
65-69 years	284	315	599	1.7%
70-74 years	151	217	368	1%
75-79 years	146	173	319	0.9%
80-84 years	105	115	220	0.6%
85+ years	99	91	190	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Chignautla

Population Origin

Born in State

33,423

94.9%

Born in Another State

1,761

5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

618

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,438

9.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,381

98.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

47

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

10,791

137.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

213

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

98 / 115

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,207

3.4%

With Limitation

3,076

8.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	473
Visual	510
Hearing	261
Speech	244
Mental	222

Education in Chignautla

Literacy and Schooling

In Chignautla, 2,268 people aged 15 and over can read and write (226800%), while 2,368 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.5 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	927	1,441	2,368	236800%
Incomplete primary	1,761	1,977	3,738	373800%
Complete primary	2,648	2,693	5,341	534100%
Incomplete secondary	478	385	863	86300%
Complete secondary	2,370	2,586	4,956	495600%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,643	2,996	5,639	563900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	781
6-11 years	108
12-14 years	338

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 68 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	26	1	27
Primaria	24	0	24
Secundaria	9	0	9
Media Superior	7	0	7

Employment and Social Security in Chignautla

In Chignautla, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 17,400 people. Of those, 17,291 are employed and 109 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.6%.

Total EAP

17,400

H: 10,114 / M: 7,286

Employed Population

17,291

H: 10,031 / M: 7,260

Unemployment Rate

0.6%

109 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,638

H: 2,230 / M: 6,408

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	22,413	63.6%
IMSS	4,742	13.5%
ISSSTE	627	1.8%
ISSSTE estatal	133	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	60	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	16,218	46%
IMSS Bienestar	205	0.6%
Private insurance	609	1.7%
Other institution	61	0.2%
Without health coverage	12,805	36.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Chignautla

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

14,512

1451200%

Single

8,944

894400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,654

265400%

Households

Total Households

7,850

4.5 average occupants

Male-headed

5,450

69.4%

Female-headed

2,400

30.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	28,777	81.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,931	11.2%
Other religions	44	0.1%
No religion	2,453	7%

Housing and Basic Services in Chignautla

Chignautla has 9,075 total dwellings, of which 7,850 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,309	95%
Earthen floor	514	6.7%
1 bedroom	3,070	39.9%
2+ bedrooms	4,753	61.8%
1 room	706	9.2%
2 rooms	1,717	22.3%
3+ rooms	5,400	70.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.3%

7,716 dwellings

Piped Water

97.9%

7,531 dwellings

With Drainage

92.5%

7,116 dwellings

All Services

90.3%

6,951 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,716	100.3%
Without electricity	107	1.4%
Public water network	7,531	97.9%
Hauled water	6,329	82.2%
Other water source	292	3.8%
With water tank	4,037	52.5%
With cistern	1,615	21%
With toilet	6,893	89.6%
With latrine	813	10.6%
With drainage	7,116	92.5%
Without drainage	707	9.2%
With all services	6,951	90.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	36	0.5%

Goods and Technology in Chignautla

Household equipment in Chignautla according to the 2020 Census. 16% of dwellings have internet and 85.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,032	52.4%
Washing machine	2,531	32.9%
Microwave oven	1,200	15.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,260	16.4%
Motorcycle	507	6.6%
Bicycle	571	7.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,096	92.2%
Radio	6,023	78.3%
Landline phone	619	8%
Cell phone	6,579	85.5%
Computer	1,056	13.7%
Internet	1,231	16%
Pay TV	3,219	41.8%
Streaming platforms	188	2.4%
Video game console	198	2.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

289

3.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,176

15.3%

No Computer or Internet

6,189

80.4%

No ICT at All

175

2.3%

Companies and Economy in Chignautla

The main economic sectors of Chignautla are Comercio al por menor with 678 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	678
Industrias manufactureras	374
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	171
Servicios educativos	37
Industrias manufactureras	25

Poverty and Social Development in Chignautla

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Chignautla has a poverty rate of 72.1% and extreme poverty of 14.6%.

Poverty

72.1%

25,832 people

Extreme Poverty

14.6%

5,237 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

21.9%

7,843 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.5%

896 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.5%

1,266 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	35.1%	12,572
Lack of access to health services	25.5%	9,135
Lack of access to social security	85.7%	30,695
Lack of housing quality and spaces	27.7%	9,942
Lack of access to basic housing services	42.6%	15,261
Lack of access to food	19.4%	6,951
Income below welfare line	74.6%	26,727
Income below minimum welfare line	27.6%	9,885

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	70.3%	19%	21.4%	3.9%	0
2015	72.1%	14.6%	21.9%	3.5%	0

Crime in Chignautla

In the last 12 months, 175 crimes were recorded in Chignautla. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	12
2025/11	16
2025/10	13
2025/09	10
2025/08	15
2025/07	8
2025/06	17
2025/05	15
2025/04	23
2025/03	21
2025/02	16
2025/01	9

Health in Chignautla

Chignautla has 13 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 12 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Chignautla

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Chignautla	12,666	1,990
Sosa	4,244	2,188
San Isidro	3,161	2,105
Coahuixco	3,127	2,141
Chignautla	1,292	1,993
Yopi	1,255	1,901
Tepepan	1,121	2,099
Analco	959	2,066
Tequimila	791	1,899
Crutzitzin	782	2,150

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