# Lochung Village, Pipu-Dipu, East Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pipu-Dipu, East Kameng 

# Lochung

Lochung is a village in Pipu-Dipu sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 25 households**, the 13th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 40.1%.

- 131people (2011)
- 25households
- 42.9%literacy
- 1,220females per 1,000 males

## Lochung PIN code and other codes

Lochung falls in Pipu-Dipu sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockPipu
- Census village code262143

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

## How far is Lochung from nearby towns?

- Pipu-Dipu (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ)40 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town)40 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 Lochung?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Lochung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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.

## What is Lochung known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Lochung

Of every 100 households in Lochung in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lochung · ■ Pipu-Dipu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**28%

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

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**72%

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

**2%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****31%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**0%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**3%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****92%**

**90%

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 Lochung?

■ Lochung · ■ Pipu-Dipu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**40.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1220**

**1107

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**1141

Working population ****40.5%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 36.8% for women. 41% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 35 (66%) · **■** Other work 11 (21%) · **■** Marginal 7 (13%)

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 Pipu-Dipu

- Dafri194 people
- Tabri188 people
- Kapu Dada172 people
- Lasak Cheda133 people
- Rigom128 people
- Hari Nablam121 people
- Tadowapa116 people
- Fachang114 people

[All 34 villages in Pipu-Dipu](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-kameng/pipu-dipu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lochung from Seppa?40 km by road
- What is the population of Lochung?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lochung in?East Kameng district (Pipu-Dipu sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lochung?42.9% (Census 2011)