# Marua camp, Chongkham, Lohit – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chongkham, Lohit 

# Marua camp

Marua camp is a village in [Chongkham](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/chongkham/) sub-district of [Lohit](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/) district, [Arunachal Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **322 people in 64 households**, the 21st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 322people (2011)
- 64households
- 53.6%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Marua camp PIN code and other codes

Marua camp falls in Chongkham sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockChongkham
- Census village code266499

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

## How far is Marua camp from nearby towns?

- Chongkham (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)89 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 Marua camp?

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

### In the 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tissue
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chongkham
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Marua camp 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 Marua camp

Of every 100 households in Marua camp in 2011, 44 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Marua camp · ■ Chongkham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**32%

Tap water ****10%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****18%**

**30%

Television ****36%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**4%

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

**26%

Own their home ****42%**

**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 Marua camp?

■ Marua camp · ■ Chongkham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**927

Working population ****58.1%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 46.5% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 119 (64%)

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

- Chowkham562 people
- Emphum561 people
- Tissue516 people
- Mankong Seng497 people
- Chowkham - I304 people
- Morapat275 people
- Empong271 people
- Namliang260 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Marua camp from Tezu?89 km by road
- What is the population of Marua camp?322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marua camp in?Lohit district (Chongkham sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marua camp?53.6% (Census 2011)