# Lower Chinhan Village, Laju, Tirap (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Laju, Tirap 

# Lower Chinhan

Lower Chinhan is a village in Laju sub-district of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **627 people in 145 households**, the 5th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 14.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 28.7%.

- 627people (2011)
- 145households
- 14.5%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Lower Chinhan PIN code and other codes

Lower Chinhan falls in Laju sub-district, Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockLaju
- Census village code264574

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

## How far is Lower Chinhan from nearby towns?

- Laju (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Khonsa (district HQ)50 km by road
- Khonsa (nearest town)50 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 Lower Chinhan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Lower Chinhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khonsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deomali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naharkatia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

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 Lower Chinhan known for?

The main crops are **millet, paddy and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lower Chinhan

Of every 100 households in Lower Chinhan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lower Chinhan · ■ Laju rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**74%

Television ****20%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**76%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Lower Chinhan?

■ Lower Chinhan · ■ Laju rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****14.5%**

**28.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**1003

Working population ****46.6%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 28.0% for men and 1.3% for women. 42% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 273 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Laju

- Laju1,533 people
- Longliang702 people
- Noglo673 people
- Upper Kolam636 people
- Tutnyu605 people
- New Kothung500 people
- Lower Sinnu498 people
- Laju H.Q.447 people

[All 19 villages in Laju](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tirap/laju/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lower Chinhan from Khonsa?50 km by road
- What is the population of Lower Chinhan?627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Chinhan in?Tirap district (Laju sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Chinhan?14.5% (Census 2011)