Village · Tezu, Lohit
# Chetangum

Chetangum is a village in Tezu sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 21 people in 6 households, the 39th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.
- 21 people (2011)
- 6 households
- 50.0% literacy
- 615 females per 1,000 males

## Chetangum PIN code and other codes

Chetangum falls in Tezu sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Tezu
- Census village code 266403

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chetangum from nearby towns?
- Tezu (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chetangum?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Chetangum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Duraliang
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tezu
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tezu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Roing
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Chetangum

Of every 100 households in Chetangum in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chetangum · ■ Tezu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 64%
- Toilet within the home 0% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 52%
- Tap water 0% 74%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 82%
- Use banking services 29% 40%
- Television 14% 51%
- Mobile phone 86% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 29% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 14% 18%
- Own their home 100% 53%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chetangum?

■ Chetangum · ■ Tezu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.0% 68.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 615 881
- Working population 66.7% 41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 25.0% for women. 62% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (21%) · ■ Other work 3 (21%) · ■ Marginal 1 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Tezu
- Khorabah 50 people
- Duranallah 41 people
- Parasuram Cement Plant 29 people
- Jeinko 26 people
- Dabangam 21 people
- Soiliang 21 people
- Lalpani Rd. side L/Camp 17 people
- 10th Nallah L/Camp 8 people

All 51 villages in Tezu

## Quick answers
- How far is Chetangum from Tezu? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Chetangum? 21 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chetangum in? Lohit district (Tezu sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chetangum? 50.0% (Census 2011)

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