# Chingi Village, Kalaktang, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kalaktang, West Kameng 

# Chingi

Chingi is a village in Kalaktang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **211 people in 46 households**, the 12th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 211people (2011)
- 46households
- 61.8%literacy
- 1,131females per 1,000 males

## Chingi PIN code and other codes

Chingi falls in Kalaktang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKalaktang
- Census village code261748

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

## How far is Chingi from nearby towns?

- Kalaktang (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)115 km by road
- Bomdila (nearest town)115 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 Chingi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chingi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalaktang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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

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 Chingi known for?

The main crops are **maize and millet**. About 23% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chingi

Of every 100 households in Chingi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chingi · ■ Kalaktang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**52%

Tap water ****98%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**49%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Use banking services ****75%**

**71%

Television ****21%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****46%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**67%

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 Chingi?

■ Chingi · ■ Kalaktang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1131**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**882

Working population ****52.1%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 53.3% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 35 (32%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 66 (60%)

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 Kalaktang

- Liphakpu243 people
- Morshing242 people
- Lungdur217 people
- Kalaktang Village215 people
- Betchilling203 people
- Kamallangchen160 people
- Samphung154 people
- Brokpalangchen144 people

[All 24 villages in Kalaktang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/kalaktang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chingi from Bomdila?115 km by road
- What is the population of Chingi?211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chingi in?West Kameng district (Kalaktang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chingi?61.8% (Census 2011)