# Chowkham -II Village, Chongkham, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chongkham, Lohit 

# Chowkham -II

Chowkham -II is a village in Chongkham sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 127 households**, the 16th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 584people (2011)
- 127households
- 77.8%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Chowkham -II PIN code and other codes

Chowkham -II falls in Chongkham sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockChongkham
- Census village code266522

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

## How far is Chowkham -II from nearby towns?

- Chongkham (sub-district HQ)0 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)100 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 Chowkham -II?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chowkham -II; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chongkham H.Q
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Chowkham -II known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Chowkham -II

Of every 100 households in Chowkham -II in 2011, 86 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Chowkham -II · ■ Chongkham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**32%

Tap water ****14%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**86%

Use banking services ****63%**

**30%

Television ****75%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**26%

Own their home ****49%**

**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 Chowkham -II?

■ Chowkham -II · ■ Chongkham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**927

Working population ****41.3%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 70.3% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 138 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (34%) · **■** Marginal 20 (8%)

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

- Alubari Ghat682 people
- Kherem644 people
- Chowkham - IV600 people
- Alubari589 people
- Chowkham562 people
- Emphum561 people
- Tissue516 people
- Mankong Seng497 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chowkham -II from Tezu?100 km by road
- What is the population of Chowkham -II?584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chowkham -II in?Lohit district (Chongkham sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chowkham -II?77.8% (Census 2011)