# Kharira Chuk Village, Lekang, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lekang, Lohit 

# Kharira Chuk

Kharira Chuk is a village in Lekang sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **519 people in 100 households**, the 25th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 519people (2011)
- 100households
- 66.7%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Kharira Chuk PIN code and other codes

Kharira Chuk falls in Lekang sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockLekang
- Census village code266613

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

## How far is Kharira Chuk from nearby towns?

- Lekang H.Q (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)132 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 Kharira Chuk?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kharira Chuk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahadevpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Doomdooma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Kharira Chuk known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kharira Chuk

Of every 100 households in Kharira Chuk in 2011, 0 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharira Chuk · ■ Lekang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**47%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

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

**70%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****42%**

**27%

Television ****19%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Kharira Chuk?

■ Kharira Chuk · ■ Lekang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1647**

**1003

Working population ****27.6%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 59.1% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 24 (17%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

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 Lekang

- Kathalguri566 people
- Silatoo Khamti554 people
- Nongkhon551 people
- Dumsi525 people
- Adivasi Chuk500 people
- Dirak Miri479 people
- Kumari Adivasi446 people
- Mohong Deori442 people

[All 54 villages in Lekang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/lekang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharira Chuk from Tezu?132 km by road
- What is the population of Kharira Chuk?519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharira Chuk in?Lohit district (Lekang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharira Chuk?66.7% (Census 2011)