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Challan Population - West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh

Challan is a medium size village located in Nafra Circle of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh with total 28 families residing. The Challan village has population of 213 of which 101 are males while 112 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Challan village population of children with age 0-6 is 32 which makes up 15.02 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Challan village is 1109 which is higher than Arunachal Pradesh state average of 938. Child Sex Ratio for the Challan as per census is 1667, higher than Arunachal Pradesh average of 972.

Challan village has lower literacy rate compared to Arunachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Challan village was 42.54 % compared to 65.38 % of Arunachal Pradesh. In Challan Male literacy stands at 46.07 % while female literacy rate was 39.13 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Challan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Challan village.

Challan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 28 - -
Population 213 101 112
Child (0-6) 32 12 20
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 212 100 112
Literacy 42.54 % 46.07 % 39.13 %
Total Workers 81 46 35
Main Worker 8 - -
Marginal Worker 73 41 32

Caste Factor

In Challan village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.53 % of total population in Challan village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Challan village of West Kameng.

Work Profile

In Challan village out of total population, 81 were engaged in work activities. 9.88 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 90.12 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 81 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.