# Chinthong Village, Diphu, Karbi Anglong (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Diphu, Karbi Anglong 

# Chinthong

Chinthong is a village in Diphu sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **338 people in 62 households**, the 143rd largest of 805 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 338people (2011)
- 62households
- 63.2%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Chinthong PIN code and other codes

Chinthong falls in Diphu sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- Community development blockBokajan
- Census village code296165

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

## How far is Chinthong from nearby towns?

- Diphu (district HQ)79 km by road
- Bokajan (nearest town)12 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 Chinthong?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chinthong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dillai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarihaju
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Diphu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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 Chinthong known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 8% of the 26 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 Chinthong

Of every 100 households in Chinthong in 2011, 0 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chinthong · ■ Diphu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**23%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****3%**

**36%

Television ****15%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Chinthong?

■ Chinthong · ■ Diphu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**947

Working population ****26.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 55.1% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (30%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (34%) · **■** Marginal 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 Diphu

- Jusep Basti352 people
- Tilu Bagh Vill349 people
- Longbi Hanse348 people
- Tokbi Bosti348 people
- Garom Pani334 people
- Ram Bey334 people
- Western Range Borlangpher331 people
- Dikoi Terang330 people

[All 872 villages in Diphu](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karbi-anglong/diphu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chinthong from Diphu?79 km by road
- What is the population of Chinthong?338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chinthong in?Karbi Anglong district (Diphu sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Chinthong?63.2% (Census 2011)