Village · Chetam, Upper Subansiri # Lechin Lechin is a village in Chetam sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 114 people in 20 households, the 23rd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 114 people (2011) - 20 households - 81.4% literacy - 1,192 females per 1,000 males ## Lechin PIN code and other codes Lechin falls in Chetam sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Giba - Census village code 263057 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lechin from nearby towns? - Chetam (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Daporijo (district HQ) 21 km by road - Daporijo (nearest town) 21 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lechin? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Lechin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 10+ km · Daporijo - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Daporijo - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daporijo - ○ 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 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lechin known for? The main crops are millet, maize and paddy. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lechin Of every 100 households in Lechin in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lechin · ■ Chetam rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 7% - Toilet within the home 0% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 75% - Tap water 0% 60% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 0% 12% - Television 0% 1% - Mobile phone 0% 6% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 78% 63% - Own their home 94% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lechin? ■ Lechin · ■ Chetam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.4% 61.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1192 999 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 1028 - Working population 20.2% 42.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 76.1% for women. 42% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 14 (61%) · ■ Other work 8 (35%) · ■ Marginal 1 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chetam - Siga 136 people - Hengnedoku 135 people - Raha village 125 people - Soki 116 people - Belu 111 people - Semma 107 people - Choktarijo 99 people - Sari 99 people All 58 villages in Chetam ## Quick answers - How far is Lechin from Daporijo? 21 km by road - What is the population of Lechin? 114 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lechin in? Upper Subansiri district (Chetam sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lechin? 81.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/chetam/lechin/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.