# Jorong Village, Kharsang, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kharsang, Changlang 

# Jorong

Jorong is a village in Kharsang sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **364 people in 61 households**, the 12th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 364people (2011)
- 61households
- 57.2%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Jorong PIN code and other codes

Jorong falls in Kharsang sub-district, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhagam
- Census village code264307

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

## How far is Jorong from nearby towns?

- Miao (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Changalng (district HQ)93 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town)49 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 Jorong?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharsang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Changlang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balinong
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Jorong known for?

The main crops are **ginger, mustard seed and paddy**. Products made here include bamboo cap and cane basket. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Jorong

Of every 100 households in Jorong in 2011, 80 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jorong · ■ Kharsang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****25%**

**30%

Television ****26%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**64%

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 Jorong?

■ Jorong · ■ Kharsang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****594**

**982

Working population ****21.2%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 50.3% for women. 38% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (18%) · **■** 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 Kharsang

- New Chingsa629 people
- Injan I578 people
- Kharsang Tinali548 people
- New Longkey503 people
- Panchun336 people
- Namphuk318 people
- Longtom - II288 people
- Kaikepathar287 people

[All 30 villages in Kharsang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/changlang/kharsang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jorong from Changalng?93 km by road
- What is the population of Jorong?364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jorong in?Changlang district (Kharsang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jorong?57.2% (Census 2011)