# Yankang Village, Yatdam, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Yatdam, Changlang 

# Yankang

Yankang is a village in Yatdam sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **215 people in 36 households**, the 3rd largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.2%.

- 215people (2011)
- 36households
- 59.4%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Yankang PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChanglang
- Census village code264068

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

## How far is Yankang from nearby towns?

- Changlang Cd Block (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ)15 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town)59 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 Yankang?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Yankang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jongrom
- ○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)5 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.

## What is Yankang 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Yankang

Of every 100 households in Yankang in 2011, 97 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Yankang · ■ Yatdam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**58%

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

**30%

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

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

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

**23%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****81%**

**36%

Television ****38%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**73%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Yankang?

■ Yankang · ■ Yatdam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**49.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**1075

Working population ****53.5%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 50.6% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 95 (83%) · **■** Other work 18 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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

- Wotlom407 people
- Jongphohate322 people
- Changra184 people
- Phangtip184 people
- New Sumlam183 people
- Saban177 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Yankang from Changlang?15 km by road
- What is the population of Yankang?215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yankang in?Changlang district (Yatdam sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Yankang?59.4% (Census 2011)