# Emphum Village, Chongkham, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chongkham, Lohit 

# Emphum

Emphum is a village in Chongkham sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **561 people in 118 households**, the 18th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 561people (2011)
- 118households
- 58.3%literacy
- 621females per 1,000 males

## Emphum PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChongkham
- Census village code266507

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

## How far is Emphum from nearby towns?

- Chongkham (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)88 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 Emphum?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Emphum; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chongkham
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roingn
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Emphum 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 Emphum

Of every 100 households in Emphum in 2011, 62 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Emphum · ■ Chongkham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****30%**

**30%

Television ****32%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****50%**

**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 Emphum?

■ Emphum · ■ Chongkham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****621**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**927

Working population ****67.6%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 48.9% for women. 71% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 230 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 139 (37%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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

- Chowkham - IV600 people
- Alubari589 people
- Chowkham -II584 people
- Chowkham562 people
- Tissue516 people
- Mankong Seng497 people
- Marua camp322 people
- Chowkham - I304 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Emphum from Tezu?88 km by road
- What is the population of Emphum?561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Emphum in?Lohit district (Chongkham sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Emphum?58.3% (Census 2011)