# Sekang Village, Lada, East Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lada, East Kameng 

# Sekang

Sekang is a village in Lada sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 35 households**, the 1st largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.0%.

- 391people (2011)
- 35households
- 31.5%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Sekang PIN code and other codes

Sekang falls in Lada sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhenewa
- Census village code262092

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

## How far is Sekang from nearby towns?

- Bameng (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ)111 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town)111 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 Sekang?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sekang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seppa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / 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.

## What is Sekang known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sekang

Of every 100 households in Sekang 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.

■ Sekang · ■ 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 ****0%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**84%

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 Sekang?

■ Sekang · ■ Lada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.5%**

**43.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**900

Working population ****41.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.6% for men and 22.4% for women. 34% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 159 (98%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%)

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 Lada

- Tawe293 people
- Lower Liyak288 people
- Lada H.Q.251 people
- Drakshi198 people

[All 27 villages in Lada](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-kameng/lada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sekang from Seppa?111 km by road
- What is the population of Sekang?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekang in?East Kameng district (Lada sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sekang?31.5% (Census 2011)