# Chanu Village, Longding, Tirap (Arunachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Longding, Tirap 

# Chanu

Chanu is a village in Longding sub-district of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, PIN code **786631**. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 197 households**, the 5th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.8%.

- 1,242people (2011)
- 197households
- 24.2%literacy
- 786631PIN code

## Chanu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chanu is 786631.** Chanu falls in Longding sub-district, Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- PIN code786631
- Community development blockNiausa
- Census village code264537

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

## How far is Chanu from nearby towns?

- Longding (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Khonsa (district HQ)72 km by road
- Longding (nearest town)18 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 Chanu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chanu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Longding
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deomali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naharkatia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Chanu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include wancho bag, beat necklace, wood curving and gale. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Chanu

Of every 100 households in Chanu in 2011, 79 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chanu · ■ Longding rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**6%

Tap water ****5%**

**22%

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

**9%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****99%**

**76%

Television ****26%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**61%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chanu?

■ Chanu · ■ Longding rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.2%**

**34.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**1006

Working population ****46.1%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.3% for men and 14.4% for women. 46% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 520 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 30 (5%)

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 Longding

- Niausa1,924 people
- Mintong1,505 people
- Senua1,477 people
- Nianu1,340 people
- Longphong1,174 people
- Longsom995 people
- Zedua965 people
- Tissa Camp657 people

[All 14 villages in Longding](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tirap/longding/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chanu?786631
- How far is Chanu from Khonsa?72 km by road
- What is the population of Chanu?1,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanu in?Tirap district (Longding sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chanu?24.2% (Census 2011)
