# Chowkham Village, Chongkham, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chongkham, Lohit 

# Chowkham

Chowkham is a village in Chongkham sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **562 people in 115 households**, the 17th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 562people (2011)
- 115households
- 72.7%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Chowkham PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChongkham
- Census village code266520

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

## How far is Chowkham from nearby towns?

- Chongkham (sub-district HQ)2 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 Chowkham?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chongkham
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 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

Of every 100 households in Chowkham in 2011, 60 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chowkham · ■ Chongkham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**86%

Use banking services ****33%**

**30%

Television ****39%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****41%**

**26%

Own their home ****70%**

**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?

■ Chowkham · ■ Chongkham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****515**

**927

Working population ****44.1%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 64.8% for women. 46% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 192 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (10%) · **■** Other work 30 (12%)

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

- Kherem644 people
- Chowkham - IV600 people
- Alubari589 people
- Chowkham -II584 people
- Emphum561 people
- Tissue516 people
- Mankong Seng497 people
- Marua camp322 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chowkham from Tezu?102 km by road
- What is the population of Chowkham?562 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chowkham in?Lohit district (Chongkham sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chowkham?72.7% (Census 2011)