# Wafang Village, Khimiyong, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khimiyong, Changlang 

# Wafang

Wafang is a village in Khimiyong sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **57 people in 12 households**, the 13th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 36.8%.

- 57people (2011)
- 12households
- 21.3%literacy
- 839females per 1,000 males

## Wafang PIN code and other codes

Wafang falls in Khimiyong sub-district, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhimiyong
- Census village code264048

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

## How far is Wafang from nearby towns?

- Khimiyong (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ)37 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 Wafang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Changlang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Changlang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balinong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 6 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 Wafang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, millet and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Wafang

Of every 100 households in Wafang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wafang · ■ Khimiyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**71%

Tap water ****100%**

**100%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**43%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**19%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**77%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Wafang?

■ Wafang · ■ Khimiyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.3%**

**36.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****57.9%**

**53.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.9% for men and 14.3% for women. 55% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 32 (97%)

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 Khimiyong

- Hanalthong172 people
- Khimiyong H.Q.123 people
- Tongthung Havi99 people
- Yanchang91 people
- New Longkey39 people

[All 15 villages in Khimiyong](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/changlang/khimiyong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wafang from Changlang?37 km by road
- What is the population of Wafang?57 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wafang in?Changlang district (Khimiyong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Wafang?21.3% (Census 2011)