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

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Village · Chongkham, Lohit 

# Chakma-III

Chakma-III is a village in Chongkham sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,143 people in 183 households**, the 5th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 1,143people (2011)
- 183households
- 31.6%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Chakma-III PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChongkham
- Census village code266518

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

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

- Chongkham (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)102 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-III?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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-III 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-III

Of every 100 households in Chakma-III in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakma-III · ■ Chongkham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**50%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****11%**

**30%

Television ****16%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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-III?

■ Chakma-III · ■ Chongkham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.6%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**927

Working population ****55.5%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.4% for men and 17.7% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 544 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 72 (11%)

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

- Chakma -I2,283 people
- Guna Nagar - II1,876 people
- Guna Nagar - I1,404 people
- Alubari Main Wood Area1,387 people
- Chakma -II1,097 people
- Chongkham H.Q.1,085 people
- Chowkham - III936 people
- Napatia881 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chakma-III from Tezu?102 km by road
- What is the population of Chakma-III?1,143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakma-III in?Lohit district (Chongkham sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakma-III?31.6% (Census 2011)