# Namphuk Village, Kharsang, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kharsang, Changlang 

# Namphuk

Namphuk is a village in Kharsang sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 55 households**, the 14th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 318people (2011)
- 55households
- 84.5%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Namphuk PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKhagam
- Census village code264300

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

## How far is Namphuk from nearby towns?

- Miao (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ)87 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town)43 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 Namphuk?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

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

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Namphuk known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Namphuk

Of every 100 households in Namphuk in 2011, 63 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Namphuk · ■ Kharsang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****32%**

**30%

Television ****30%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 Namphuk?

■ Namphuk · ■ Kharsang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**982

Working population ****53.8%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 80.3% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 158 (92%)

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

- Kharsang Tinali548 people
- New Longkey503 people
- Jorong364 people
- Panchun336 people
- Longtom - II288 people
- Kaikepathar287 people
- Jotinkaike286 people
- New Lissang271 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Namphuk from Changlang?87 km by road
- What is the population of Namphuk?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Namphuk in?Changlang district (Kharsang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Namphuk?84.5% (Census 2011)