# Dapkhu Village, Bordumsa, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bordumsa, Changlang 

# Dapkhu

Dapkhu is a village in Bordumsa sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 100 households**, the 20th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 505people (2011)
- 100households
- 53.5%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Dapkhu PIN code and other codes

Dapkhu falls in Bordumsa sub-district, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockBordumsa
- Census village code264374

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

## How far is Dapkhu from nearby towns?

- Bordumsa (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ)115 km by road
- Namsai (nearest town)42 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 Dapkhu?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dapkhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bordumsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dibrugarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balinong
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 11 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.

## What is Dapkhu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tea**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dapkhu

Of every 100 households in Dapkhu in 2011, 27 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dapkhu · ■ Bordumsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**28%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****14%**

**29%

Television ****23%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**19%

Own their home ****61%**

**69%

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 Dapkhu?

■ Dapkhu · ■ Bordumsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654**

**1010

Working population ****52.7%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 43.8% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 228 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 29 (11%)

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 Bordumsa

- Goju637 people
- Rajanagar-III547 people
- Khauji Potner531 people
- Rajanagar-II518 people
- Wagun - III503 people
- Koriyar Pani476 people
- Wagun - I444 people
- Wagun - IV436 people

[All 42 villages in Bordumsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/changlang/bordumsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dapkhu from Changlang?115 km by road
- What is the population of Dapkhu?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dapkhu in?Changlang district (Bordumsa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dapkhu?53.5% (Census 2011)