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

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Village · Dirang, West Kameng 

# Chug

Chug is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **268 people in 58 households**, the 18th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.

- 268people (2011)
- 58households
- 24.3%literacy
- 1,094females per 1,000 males

## Chug PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261662

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

## How far is Chug from nearby towns?

- Dirang (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)58 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 Chug?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chug; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dirang Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang Hq
- ○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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chug known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Chug

Of every 100 households in Chug in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chug · ■ Dirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

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

**19%

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

**75%

Tap water ****51%**

**70%

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

**20%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****25%**

**31%

Television ****15%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****70%**

**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 Chug?

■ Chug · ■ Dirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.3%**

**51.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**1004

Working population ****61.2%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 22.0% for men and 26.4% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 161 (98%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%)

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

- Yewang324 people
- Barchipam291 people
- Dungmanbaha285 people
- Khassow Village285 people
- Rungja Village224 people
- Mohan camp205 people
- Lish Gompache Vill.203 people
- Lubrang190 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chug from Bomdila?58 km by road
- What is the population of Chug?268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chug in?West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chug?24.3% (Census 2011)