Village · Richukrong, East Kameng # Kitchang Kitchang is a village in Richukrong sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 66 people in 10 households, the 20th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%. - 66 people (2011) - 10 households - 66.1% literacy - 833 females per 1,000 males ## Kitchang PIN code and other codes Kitchang falls in Richukrong sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Bana - Census village code 261990 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kitchang from nearby towns? - Richukrong (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Seppa (district HQ) 32 km by road - Seppa (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kitchang? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Kitchang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Seppa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tezpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kitchang known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Products made here include traditional baskets, mat and cane/ bamboo cap. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kitchang Of every 100 households in Kitchang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kitchang · ■ 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 10% 32% - Television 0% 16% - Mobile phone 0% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 13% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 100% 51% - Own their home 100% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kitchang? ■ Kitchang · ■ Richukrong rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.1% 56.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 833 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 990 - Working population 42.4% 46.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.6% for men and 66.7% for women. 44% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 19 (68%) · ■ Marginal 9 (32%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Richukrong - Hojopu 81 people - Pankar 79 people - Pochung 73 people - Pitchang 72 people - Kajung 65 people - Yashing 63 people - Sapong 56 people - Tamne 41 people All 28 villages in Richukrong ## Quick answers - How far is Kitchang from Seppa? 32 km by road - What is the population of Kitchang? 66 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kitchang in? East Kameng district (Richukrong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kitchang? 66.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-kameng/richukrong/kitchang/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.