# Panchun Village, Kharsang, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kharsang, Changlang 

# Panchun

Panchun is a village in Kharsang sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **336 people in 60 households**, the 13th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 336people (2011)
- 60households
- 28.3%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Panchun PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKhagam
- Census village code264325

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

## How far is Panchun from nearby towns?

- Miao (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ)94 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town)50 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 Panchun?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Panchun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharsang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Changlang
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kharsang
- ○Post office10+ 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 waterhand pumps 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 Panchun known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ginger**. Products made here include cane basket, cane mat and bamboo mat. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Panchun

Of every 100 households in Panchun in 2011, 81 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panchun · ■ Kharsang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****7%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Panchun?

■ Panchun · ■ Kharsang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.3%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**982

Working population ****19.6%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.5% for men and 21.0% for women. 36% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 65 (98%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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

- Injan I578 people
- Kharsang Tinali548 people
- New Longkey503 people
- Jorong364 people
- Namphuk318 people
- Longtom - II288 people
- Kaikepathar287 people
- Jotinkaike286 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Panchun from Changlang?94 km by road
- What is the population of Panchun?336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchun in?Changlang district (Kharsang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Panchun?28.3% (Census 2011)