# Rikhung Village, Bameng, East Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bameng, East Kameng 

# Rikhung

Rikhung is a village in Bameng sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **135 people in 23 households**, the 14th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 135people (2011)
- 23households
- 44.3%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Rikhung PIN code and other codes

Rikhung falls in Bameng sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockBameng
- Census village code262119

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

## How far is Rikhung from nearby towns?

- Bameng (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ)70 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town)70 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 Rikhung?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river

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 Rikhung

Of every 100 households in Rikhung 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.

■ Rikhung · ■ Bameng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**68%

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

**2%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**79%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Rikhung?

■ Rikhung · ■ Bameng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**1050

Working population ****49.6%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.3% for men and 41.7% for women. 48% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 64 (96%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%)

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 Bameng

- Upper Liyak Donia173 people
- Jawa Camp163 people
- 40 K.M. Camp157 people
- Tallo140 people
- Upper Liyak Doncha130 people
- Poube Sullung128 people
- Sepilliang128 people
- Longri Riang125 people

[All 38 villages in Bameng](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-kameng/bameng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rikhung from Seppa?70 km by road
- What is the population of Rikhung?135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rikhung in?East Kameng district (Bameng sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rikhung?44.3% (Census 2011)