# Afaksung Village, Richukrong, East Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Richukrong, East Kameng 

# Afaksung

Afaksung is a village in Richukrong sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **114 people in 19 households**, the 11th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 114people (2011)
- 19households
- 34.1%literacy
- 839females per 1,000 males

## Afaksung PIN code and other codes

Afaksung falls in Richukrong sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockBana
- Census village code261997

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

## How far is Afaksung from nearby towns?

- Richukrong (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ)44 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town)44 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 Afaksung?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Afaksung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pochung
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Afaksung known for?

The main crops are **paddy, millet and maize**. Products made here include traditional basket, cane cap and gale. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Afaksung

Of every 100 households in Afaksung in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Afaksung · ■ Richukrong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**67%

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

**22%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****68%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****42%**

**51%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Afaksung?

■ Afaksung · ■ Richukrong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.1%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**990

Working population ****50.9%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.1% for men and 18.9% for women. 48% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 56 (97%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%)

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 Richukrong

- Talomsima191 people
- Bana Village165 people
- Kafla161 people
- Chamduk Leyak149 people
- New Longte Poube103 people
- Lelung87 people
- Mongrang86 people
- Chijang85 people

[All 28 villages in Richukrong](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-kameng/richukrong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Afaksung from Seppa?44 km by road
- What is the population of Afaksung?114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Afaksung in?East Kameng district (Richukrong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Afaksung?34.1% (Census 2011)