# Chakma -I Village, Chongkham, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chongkham, Lohit 

# Chakma -I

Chakma -I is a village in Chongkham sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,283 people in 381 households**, the 1st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 2,283people (2011)
- 381households
- 43.7%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Chakma -I PIN code and other codes

Chakma -I falls in Chongkham sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockChongkham
- Census village code266516

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chakma -I from nearby towns?

- Chongkham (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)99 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chakma -I?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chakma -I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chongkham
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chakma -I known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and mustard seed**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chakma -I

Of every 100 households in Chakma -I in 2011, 7 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chakma -I · ■ Chongkham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****5%**

**30%

Television ****16%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**53%

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 Chakma -I?

■ Chakma -I · ■ Chongkham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**927

Working population ****50.2%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.0% for men and 31.0% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 922 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 197 (17%)

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 Chongkham

- Guna Nagar - II1,876 people
- Guna Nagar - I1,404 people
- Alubari Main Wood Area1,387 people
- Chakma-III1,143 people

[All 44 villages in Chongkham](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/chongkham/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chakma -I from Tezu?99 km by road
- What is the population of Chakma -I?2,283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakma -I in?Lohit district (Chongkham sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakma -I?43.7% (Census 2011)