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

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Village · Chongkham, Lohit 

# Chowkham - III

Chowkham - III is a village in Chongkham sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh, PIN code **792104**. The 2011 Census counted **936 people in 183 households**, the 8th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 936people (2011)
- 183households
- 84.3%literacy
- 792104PIN code

## Chowkham - III PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chowkham - III is 792104.** Chowkham - III falls in Chongkham sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- PIN code792104
- Community development blockChongkham
- Census village code266523

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

## How far is Chowkham - III 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 - III?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chongkham-Ii
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chongkham H.Q
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 - 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 Chowkham - III

Of every 100 households in Chowkham - III in 2011, 96 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Chowkham - III · ■ Chongkham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**32%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**86%

Use banking services ****55%**

**30%

Television ****75%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**26%

Own their home ****37%**

**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 - III?

■ Chowkham - III · ■ Chongkham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****783**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**927

Working population ****33.5%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 76.8% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 78 (25%) · **■** Other work 236 (75%)

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 Main Wood Area1,387 people
- Chakma-III1,143 people
- Chakma -II1,097 people
- Chongkham H.Q.1,085 people
- Napatia881 people
- Namliang Tea Garden Area856 people
- Momong764 people
- Alubari Ghat682 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chowkham - III?792104
- How far is Chowkham - III from Tezu?100 km by road
- What is the population of Chowkham - III?936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chowkham - III in?Lohit district (Chongkham sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chowkham - III?84.3% (Census 2011)
