# Datkan Village, Yatdam, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Yatdam, Changlang 

# Datkan

Datkan is a village in Yatdam sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **78 people in 15 households**, the 16th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.2%.

- 78people (2011)
- 15households
- 46.3%literacy
- 773females per 1,000 males

## Datkan PIN code and other codes

Datkan falls in Yatdam sub-district, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockChanglang
- Census village code264056

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

## How far is Datkan from nearby towns?

- Changlang Cd Block (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ)37 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town)81 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 Datkan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Datkan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Thamiyang
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Changlang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Changlang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsang
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 2 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.

## Homes and amenities in Datkan

Of every 100 households in Datkan in 2011, 79 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Datkan · ■ Yatdam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

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

**23%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****57%**

**36%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**73%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Datkan?

■ Datkan · ■ Yatdam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**49.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****773**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**1075

Working population ****51.3%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 32.1% for women. 45% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 39 (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 Yatdam

- Sakhethong87 people
- Sumlam86 people
- Hatongchu84 people
- Motong80 people
- Nakang35 people
- Kanglah33 people
- Simnom32 people

[All 20 villages in Yatdam](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/changlang/yatdam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Datkan from Changlang?37 km by road
- What is the population of Datkan?78 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Datkan in?Changlang district (Yatdam sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Datkan?46.3% (Census 2011)