# Phungsa Village, Yatdam, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Yatdam, Changlang 

# Phungsa

Phungsa is a village in Yatdam sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **146 people in 26 households**, the 11th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.2%.

- 146people (2011)
- 26households
- 50.0%literacy
- 825females per 1,000 males

## Phungsa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChanglang
- Census village code264059

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

## How far is Phungsa from nearby towns?

- Changlang (sub-district HQ)54 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ)54 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town)97 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 Phungsa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Phungsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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)4 h summer · 3 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 Phungsa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, arum and tapioca**. Products made here include traditional coat, churi and mekhela. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Phungsa

Of every 100 households in Phungsa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phungsa · ■ Yatdam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**23%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****100%**

**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 Phungsa?

■ Phungsa · ■ Yatdam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**49.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**1075

Working population ****49.3%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 26.7% for women. 52% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 61 (85%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 9 (12%)

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

- Saban177 people
- Thamiyang168 people
- Jongrom146 people
- Kangkho146 people
- Sakhethong87 people
- Sumlam86 people
- Hatongchu84 people
- Motong80 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Phungsa from Changlang?54 km by road
- What is the population of Phungsa?146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phungsa in?Changlang district (Yatdam sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Phungsa?50.0% (Census 2011)