Village · Chongkham, Lohit
# Chowkham/Tengapani Area

Chowkham/Tengapani Area is a village in Chongkham sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 138 people in 30 households, the 29th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.
- 138 people (2011)
- 30 households
- 58.0% literacy
- 725 females per 1,000 males

## Chowkham/Tengapani Area PIN code and other codes

Chowkham/Tengapani Area falls in Chongkham sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Chongkham
- Census village code 266525

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chowkham/Tengapani Area from nearby towns?
- Chongkham (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ) 107 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chowkham/Tengapani Area?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chowkham/Tengapani Area; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chongkham
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tezu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Roing
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chowkham/Tengapani Area known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and mustard seed.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chowkham/Tengapani Area

Of every 100 households in Chowkham/Tengapani Area in 2011, 52 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chowkham/Tengapani Area · ■ Chongkham rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 51%
- Toilet within the home 45% 61%
- No toilet (open defecation) 55% 32%
- Tap water 26% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 45% 50%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 86%
- Use banking services 16% 30%
- Television 19% 36%
- Mobile phone 52% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 10% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 29% 26%
- Own their home 58% 53%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chowkham/Tengapani Area?

■ Chowkham/Tengapani Area · ■ Chongkham rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.0% 63.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 725 877
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1111 927
- Working population 52.9% 45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 52.1% for women. 66% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 33 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (15%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 23 (32%) · ■ Marginal 5 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chongkham
- Namliang 260 people
- Mimey 249 people
- Namgo 209 people
- Mankao 167 people
- Nalong 137 people
- Pankhao 121 people
- Mazgaon 113 people
- Mabira 83 people

All 44 villages in Chongkham

## Quick answers
- How far is Chowkham/Tengapani Area from Tezu? 107 km by road
- What is the population of Chowkham/Tengapani Area? 138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chowkham/Tengapani Area in? Lohit district (Chongkham sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chowkham/Tengapani Area? 58.0% (Census 2011)

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