Village · Banderdawa, Papum Pare # Chessa I Chessa I is a village in Banderdawa sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 200 people in 39 households, the 14th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 200 people (2011) - 39 households - 80.2% literacy - 1,128 females per 1,000 males ## Chessa I PIN code and other codes Chessa I falls in Banderdawa sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Doimukh - Census village code 262310 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chessa I from nearby towns? - Banderdewa (sub-district HQ) 31 km by road - Yupia (district HQ) 62 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chessa I? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chessa I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Sonajuli - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Naharlagun - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yupia - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chessa I known for? The main crops are paddy. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chessa I Of every 100 households in Chessa I in 2011, 63 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chessa I · ■ Banderdawa rural average - Electricity for lighting 63% 86% - Toilet within the home 87% 65% - No toilet (open defecation) 13% 31% - Tap water 26% 47% - Drinking water within premises 79% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 49% - Use banking services 29% 64% - Television 42% 60% - Mobile phone 66% 73% - Computer with internet 0% 3% - Two-wheeler 32% 22% - Car / jeep / van 3% 9% - None of these assets 13% 15% - Own their home 100% 61% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chessa I? ■ Chessa I · ■ Banderdawa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.2% 82.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1128 949 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1154 946 - Working population 29.5% 30.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 72.5% for women. 35% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 50 (85%) · ■ Other work 7 (12%) · ■ Marginal 2 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Banderdawa - Lower Dobum 258 people - Banderdewa Nyokom 241 people - Kharsingasa Village 235 people - Tapik Colony 233 people - Dolicoto 194 people - Banderdewa Dapo 184 people - Achi Hapa 183 people - Tani Hapa Lower 161 people All 52 villages in Banderdawa ## Quick answers - How far is Chessa I from Yupia? 62 km by road - What is the population of Chessa I? 200 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chessa I in? Papum Pare district (Banderdawa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chessa I? 80.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/banderdawa/chessa-i/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.