8.

TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION

Length of Road (Kms.) 2013 2014 2015
Dzongkhag Roads 58.57 58.57 58.57
Thromde Roads 28.58 28.58 28.58
Gewog Connectivity Roads 55.35 72.85 118.85
Farm Roads 334.57 334.57 355.43
Forest Roads 30.9 30.9 30.9
Motorable Bridges (Nos.) 21 21 24
Non-Motorable Bridges (Nos.) 14 14 14
Telephone Connections (Nos.) 3649 2763 2528
Internet Lease Line Connections
(Nos.) … … …
Internet Broadband Connection
(Nos.) … … 925
Cable TV operators 4 4 4
Taxis (Nos.) 1475 1192 1201
Buses Operating (Nos.) 57 57 57

9. TRADE & INDUSTRIES (Nos.) 2013 2014 2015

Trade, Hotels and restaurants 82 200 …
Industries 19 32 …
Constructions 33 26 …

10. TOURISM (Nos.) 2013 2014 2015

Chukha
Tourists visited 4574 4826 3846

11. ELECTRICITY 2013 2014 2056 Dzongkhag at a Glance

Households electrified (%) 97 99 99
Units consumed (MU) 0 0 0

12. RELIGION & CULTURE (Nos.)2014 2016 2016

2017
Religious institutions 8 8 8
Religious monuments 231 231 231

13. PUBLIC FINANCE-Financial Year (Mill. Nu.)

Budget Outlay (11FYP 2013-2017) 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Current 434.64 483.2 483.36
Capital 135.35 79.25 185.40
Expenditure
Current 394.55 482.1 480.45
Capital 126.328 72.28 150.38
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Data source: Dzongkhag Statistics Section
1. GENERAL Health Indicators 2014 2015 2016 6. AGRICULTURE
Geographical Characteristics 2017 Infant mortality rate (Per 1,000 live Land Registration by Type
births) 28.11 22.84 6.73 Land Registration by Type 2013 2014 2015
Area (sq. km) 1879.5
Crude birth rate (Per 1,000 population) 23.34 23.32 24.85 Dry land (acres) 12649.3 12649.3 12649.3
Altitude (masl.) 200-3500
Crude death rate (Per 1,000 population) 3.11 2.83 2.34 Wet land (acres) 4445.43 4445.43 4445.43
Maternal mortality rate (%) 0 0 0 Orchard (acres) 3363.1 3363.1 3363.1
Administrative Tiers (Nos.) 2017
Doctors per bed 8 10 8 Irrigation channels (kms) 184 184.07 194.53
Dungkhags 1
Birth attended by trained personnel (%) 95.64 97.38 97.166 Functional 57 160.07 188.53
Gewogs 11
Under one immunization coverage (%) … 93.6 … Non- functional 7 24 6
Chiwogs 58
Power tillers (Nos.) 7 7 17
Villages 123
Sanitation 2014 2015 2016 Agriculture Extension Centres 0 0 0
Household 83
Rural water supply coverage (%) 89.4 93.8 93.5 Agriculture Seed Production
Institutional Household 83
Rural population access to safe Farms 0 0 0
Gungtong 14
drinking water supplies (%) 92 95.5 96.1 Electric fencing (Nos.) 0 0 5
Rural population access to im- Electric fencing (kms.) 0 0 21
2. POPULATION 2013 2014 2015
proved sanitation (%) 92.4 96.3 95.4 Farm sales shops (Nos.) 0 0 3
Total 85609 86991 88342
Male 48525 49280 50020 Renewal Natural Resources (RNR)
Female 37084 37711 38322 5. EDUCATION 2015 2016 2017
Number of educational institutes (Includes pvt. schools-Nos) RNR extension centres (Nos.) 11 11 11
Population density (per sq. km) 46 46 47
Tertiary Institute under RUB 2 2 2
Central Schools 0 3 3 Livestock (Nos.) 2013 2014 2015
3. POVERTY RATE (TERMINAL) As per PAR 2012 Veterinary Hospitals 1 1 1
Higher Secondary Schools 5 4 4
Consumption poverty rate (%) 11.2 Middle Secondary Schools 8 7 7 Livestock Extension Centres 1 1 1
Multi-dimensional poverty rate (%) 17.6 Lower Secondary Schools 4 3 3 Regional Veterinary Laboratories
(RLDC) 1 1 1
Primary Schools 26 25 25
4. HEALTH Extended Class Room 5 6 6 Fishery Farms (group) … … 36
Infrastructure (Nos.) 2014 2015 2016 Non Formal Education Centres Poultry farms (group) 33 38 43
Hospitals 3 3 3 (NFE) 50 40 23 Milk processing unit 1 2 4
Indigenous Units 4 4 4 Early Child Care and Development Piggery farms (group) … … 18
Basic Health Units (BHUs) 14 14 14 Centres 13 13 15
BHU I 2 2 2 Other Institutes 0 0 0 Forestry 2014 2015 2016
BHU II 12 12 12 Territorial Division HQs 1 1 1
Sub-post 44 44 44 Educational Indicators (Includes pvt. schools) Range Offices 3 3 3
Outreach Clinics 38 38 38 School enrolment (Nos.) Beat Offices 7 7 7
16285 15666 15476
With Sheds 6 6 6 Community Forest (acreas) 7552.54 7552.54 7552.54
Male 8046 7734 7665
Without Sheds 10 13 13 Nursery (Nos.) 7 7 7
Female 8239 7932 7811
Ambulance 3 3 3 Forest Cover (%) 85.77 85.77 85.77
Teachers (Nos.) 754 753 752
Protected Areas (Acres) 1 1 1
Male 404 426 391
Health Personnel (Nos.)
Female 350 327 361
Doctors 18 13 17
7. EMPLOYMENT 2013 2014 2015
Pupil-teacher Ratio 22 20.8047 20.579
Dungtshos (Indigenous Doctor) 3 3 4 NFE Instructors 35 33 24 Labour Force (Nos.) 41286 31568 36840
Sowai Menpa (Indigenous Male 13 13 7 Male 25139 20612 22298
Female 22 20 17 Female 16147 10956 14542
Medical Technicians) 5 5 4
NFE learners (Nos.) 572 76 296 Un-employed (Nos.) 1835 951 1834
Nurses 59 56 77
Male 109 25 74 Population Involved in Agricul-
Technicians 27 42 48
ture (%) 24.5 24.7 35.8
Female 463 51 222
Un-Employment Rate 4.4 3 5.0
Labour Force Participation Rate 65.2 51.6 61.7