# Chandar Village, Thembang, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Thembang, West Kameng 

# Chandar

Chandar is a village in Thembang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **108 people in 19 households**, the 4th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 42.4%.

- 108people (2011)
- 19households
- 52.7%literacy
- 1,204females per 1,000 males

## Chandar PIN code and other codes

Chandar falls in Thembang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261710

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

## How far is Chandar from nearby towns?

- Thembang (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)51 km by road
- Tezpur (nearest town)210 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 Chandar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 10 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.

## Homes and amenities in Chandar

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

■ Chandar · ■ Thembang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**83%

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

**14%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****0%**

**14%

Television ****21%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****68%**

**38%

Own their home ****95%**

**87%

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 Chandar?

■ Chandar · ■ Thembang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**42.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1204**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**1077

Working population ****34.3%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 49.0% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Household industry 13 (35%) · **■** Other work 13 (35%) · **■** Marginal 10 (27%)

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 Thembang

- Namsu500 people
- Thembang H.Q.254 people
- Panchavati136 people
- Cherrong91 people
- Pangma69 people
- Semnak50 people
- Gonthung42 people

[All 12 villages in Thembang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/thembang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandar from Bomdila?51 km by road
- What is the population of Chandar?108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandar in?West Kameng district (Thembang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandar?52.7% (Census 2011)