Village · Laju, Tirap # Upper Chinhan Upper Chinhan is a village in Laju sub-district of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 123 people in 24 households, the 19th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 2.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 28.7%. - 123 people (2011) - 24 households - 2.3% literacy - 984 females per 1,000 males ## Upper Chinhan PIN code and other codes Upper Chinhan falls in Laju sub-district, Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Laju - Census village code 264575 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Upper 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. ## What facilities are there in Upper Chinhan? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Chinhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker 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 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - 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 Upper Chinhan known for? The main crops are millet, paddy and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Upper Chinhan Of every 100 households in Upper Chinhan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Upper Chinhan · ■ Laju rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 85% - Toilet within the home 100% 82% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 18% - Tap water 100% 76% - Drinking water within premises 0% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 0% 74% - Television 4% 11% - Mobile phone 0% 4% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 96% 76% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Upper Chinhan? ■ Upper Chinhan · ■ Laju rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 2.3% 28.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 984 1018 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 682 1003 - Working population 47.2% 47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 5.0% for men and 0.0% for women. 35% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 58 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Laju - Lonyen 287 people - Thungjang 251 people - Sangliam 185 people - Liangchen 138 people All 19 villages in Laju ## Quick answers - How far is Upper Chinhan from Khonsa? 50 km by road - What is the population of Upper Chinhan? 123 (Census 2011) - Which district is Upper Chinhan in? Tirap district (Laju sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Upper Chinhan? 2.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tirap/laju/upper-chinhan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.