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

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Village · Chongkham, Lohit 

# Chowkham - IV

Chowkham - IV is a village in Chongkham sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **600 people in 110 households**, the 14th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 600people (2011)
- 110households
- 88.6%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Chowkham - IV PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChongkham
- Census village code266524

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

## How far is Chowkham - IV 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 - IV?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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
- ○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 - IV 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 - IV

Of every 100 households in Chowkham - IV in 2011, 95 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 23 a car.

■ Chowkham - IV · ■ Chongkham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**86%

Use banking services ****78%**

**30%

Television ****78%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****23%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**26%

Own their home ****61%**

**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 - IV?

■ Chowkham - IV · ■ Chongkham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**927

Working population ****30.2%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 84.1% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 105 (58%) · **■** Marginal 28 (15%)

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

- Namliang Tea Garden Area856 people
- Momong764 people
- Alubari Ghat682 people
- Kherem644 people
- Alubari589 people
- Chowkham -II584 people
- Chowkham562 people
- Emphum561 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chowkham - IV from Tezu?100 km by road
- What is the population of Chowkham - IV?600 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chowkham - IV in?Lohit district (Chongkham sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chowkham - IV?88.6% (Census 2011)
