# Cher Village Village, Dirang, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dirang, West Kameng 

# Cher Village

Cher Village is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5 people in 2 households**, the 76th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.

- 5people (2011)
- 2households
- 40.0%literacy
- 667females per 1,000 males

## Cher Village PIN code and other codes

Cher Village falls in Dirang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261684

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

## How far is Cher Village from nearby towns?

- Dirang (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)57 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 Cher Village?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Cher Village; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Khassow
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dirang Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Cher Village known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Cher Village

Of every 100 households in Cher Village in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Cher Village · ■ Dirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**75%

Tap water ****50%**

**70%

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

**20%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****0%**

**31%

Television ****50%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****50%**

**49%

Own their home ****100%**

**82%

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 Cher Village?

■ Cher Village · ■ Dirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.0%**

**51.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****667**

**884

Working population ****60.0%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.3% for men and 50.0% for women. 67% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 3 (100%)

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 Dirang

- Dumpang7 people
- Merakmu7 people
- Khagoksa Village6 people
- Richilu6 people
- Nungshingpam4 people
- Ditting3 people
- Moising Village3 people
- Brongshingpam2 people

[All 88 villages in Dirang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/dirang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Cher Village from Bomdila?57 km by road
- What is the population of Cher Village?5 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cher Village in?West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Cher Village?40.0% (Census 2011)