# Kherem Village, Chongkham, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chongkham, Lohit 

# Kherem

Kherem is a village in Chongkham sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **644 people in 129 households**, the 13th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 644people (2011)
- 129households
- 69.3%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Kherem PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChongkham
- Census village code266498

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

## How far is Kherem from nearby towns?

- Chongkham (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)90 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 Kherem?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kherem; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Chongkham
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Kherem 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 Kherem

Of every 100 households in Kherem in 2011, 72 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Kherem · ■ Chongkham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**32%

Tap water ****27%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**86%

Use banking services ****45%**

**30%

Television ****50%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**10%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 Kherem?

■ Kherem · ■ Chongkham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**927

Working population ****54.8%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 62.2% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (20%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (21%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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

- Napatia881 people
- Namliang Tea Garden Area856 people
- Momong764 people
- Alubari Ghat682 people
- Chowkham - IV600 people
- Alubari589 people
- Chowkham -II584 people
- Chowkham562 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kherem from Tezu?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kherem?644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherem in?Lohit district (Chongkham sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kherem?69.3% (Census 2011)