Village · Khonsa, Tirap
# Old Chanyak

Old Chanyak is a village in Khonsa sub-district of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, PIN code 786630. The 2011 Census counted 561 people in 107 households, the 8th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 561 people (2011)
- 107 households
- 68.2% literacy
- 786630 PIN code

## Old Chanyak PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Old Chanyak is 786630. Old Chanyak falls in Khonsa sub-district, Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 786630
- Community development block Khonsa
- Census village code 264434

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

## How far is Old Chanyak from nearby towns?
- Khonsa (sub-district HQ) 55 km by road
- Khonsa (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Khonsa (nearest town) 55 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Old Chanyak?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khonsa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Deomali
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Naharkatia
- ○ 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 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 Old Chanyak known for?

The main crops are maize, arum and millet. Products made here include hurah and gale.

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

## Homes and amenities in Old Chanyak

Of every 100 households in Old Chanyak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Old Chanyak · ■ Khonsa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 92%
- Toilet within the home 100% 97%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 2%
- Tap water 100% 81%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 0% 45%
- Television 35% 34%
- Mobile phone 50% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 33% 39%
- Own their home 100% 92%

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

## What is the population of Old Chanyak?

■ Old Chanyak · ■ Khonsa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.2% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 982 961
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 972 910
- Working population 40.6% 49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 54.3% for women. 43% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 25 (11%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 52 (23%) · ■ Marginal 148 (65%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Khonsa
- Lapnan 840 people
- Thinsa 704 people
- Moktowa - I 618 people
- Khela 564 people
- Moktowa- II 559 people
- Kapu 556 people
- Kaimai 514 people
- Longo 486 people

All 52 villages in Khonsa

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Old Chanyak? 786630
- How far is Old Chanyak from Khonsa? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Old Chanyak? 561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Old Chanyak in? Tirap district (Khonsa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Old Chanyak? 68.2% (Census 2011)

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