Village · Yatdam, Changlang # Sakhethong Sakhethong is a village in Yatdam sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 87 people in 16 households, the 12th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.2%. - 87 people (2011) - 16 households - 38.4% literacy - 1,175 females per 1,000 males ## Sakhethong PIN code and other codes Sakhethong falls in Yatdam sub-district, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Changlang - Census village code 264066 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sakhethong from nearby towns? - Changlang (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Changlang (district HQ) 10 km by road - Margherita (nearest town) 54 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sakhethong? 1 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhethong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Changlang - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Changlang - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Changlang - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kharsang - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sakhethong known for? The main crops are paddy, arum and tapioca. Products made here include coat, churi and mekhela. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sakhethong Of every 100 households in Sakhethong in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sakhethong · ■ Yatdam rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 58% - Toilet within the home 0% 30% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 70% - Tap water 67% 97% - Drinking water within premises 47% 23% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 100% 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 87% 73% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sakhethong? ■ Sakhethong · ■ Yatdam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 38.4% 49.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1175 895 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 1075 - Working population 50.6% 50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 38.2% for men and 38.5% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 36 (82%) · ■ Other work 1 (2%) · ■ Marginal 7 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Yatdam - Thamiyang 168 people - Jongrom 146 people - Kangkho 146 people - Phungsa 146 people - Sumlam 86 people - Hatongchu 84 people - Motong 80 people - Datkan 78 people All 20 villages in Yatdam ## Quick answers - How far is Sakhethong from Changlang? 10 km by road - What is the population of Sakhethong? 87 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhethong in? Changlang district (Yatdam sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sakhethong? 38.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/changlang/yatdam/sakhethong/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.