Village · Lada, East Kameng # Dongkha Dongkha is a village in Lada sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 45 people in 8 households, the 22nd largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 2.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.0%. - 45 people (2011) - 8 households - 2.6% literacy - 1,250 females per 1,000 males ## Dongkha PIN code and other codes Dongkha falls in Lada sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Khenewa - Census village code 262075 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dongkha from nearby towns? - Bameng (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Seppa (district HQ) 103 km by road - Seppa (nearest town) 102 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dongkha? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Dongkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 10+ km · Lada - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Seppa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Seppa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tezpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dongkha known for? The main crops are paddy and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dongkha Of every 100 households in Dongkha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dongkha · ■ Lada rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 0% - Toilet within the home 0% 24% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 76% - Tap water 100% 71% - Drinking water within premises 0% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 0% 0% - Television 0% 0% - Mobile phone 12% 5% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 88% 84% - 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 Dongkha? ■ Dongkha · ■ Lada rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 2.6% 43.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1250 945 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 2500 900 - Working population 62.2% 46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 5.6% for men and 0.0% for women. 70% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (7%) · ■ Marginal 26 (93%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lada - Jarkam 56 people - Gikung 55 people - Satuk 55 people - Nissangjang 54 people - Pipiang 42 people - Prait 29 people - Welling Tawe 22 people All 27 villages in Lada ## Quick answers - How far is Dongkha from Seppa? 103 km by road - What is the population of Dongkha? 45 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dongkha in? East Kameng district (Lada sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dongkha? 2.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-kameng/lada/dongkha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.