Village · Balijan, Papum Pare
# Chakma - VIII

Chakma - VIII is a village in Balijan sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 218 people in 42 households, the 12th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 218 people (2011)
- 42 households
- 55.7% literacy
- 817 females per 1,000 males

## Chakma - VIII PIN code and other codes

Chakma - VIII falls in Balijan sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Balijan
- Census village code 262300

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

## How far is Chakma - VIII from nearby towns?
- Balijan (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 89 km by road
- Itanagar (nearest town) 57 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chakma - VIII?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Chessa
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Balijan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chakma - VIII known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize. About 38% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chakma - VIII

Of every 100 households in Chakma - VIII in 2011, 38 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakma - VIII · ■ Balijan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 38% 54%
- Toilet within the home 31% 63%
- No toilet (open defecation) 69% 35%
- Tap water 0% 23%
- Drinking water within premises 55% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 19%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 78%
- Use banking services 12% 36%
- Television 36% 45%
- Mobile phone 45% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 6%
- None of these assets 12% 8%
- Own their home 100% 80%

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

## What is the population of Chakma - VIII?

■ Chakma - VIII · ■ Balijan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.7% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 817 1074
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 630 1067
- Working population 28.4% 26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 46.9% for women. 51% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 61 (98%) · ■ Other work 1 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Balijan
- Hollongi Nishi 360 people
- Chakma - III 262 people
- Hollongi Karbi 251 people
- Hollongi Chariali 239 people
- Mob 188 people
- Lanka 184 people
- Kokila staff forest camp 158 people
- Dhipu 155 people

All 29 villages in Balijan

## Quick answers
- How far is Chakma - VIII from Yupia? 89 km by road
- What is the population of Chakma - VIII? 218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakma - VIII in? Papum Pare district (Balijan sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakma - VIII? 55.7% (Census 2011)

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