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

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Village · Richukrong, East Kameng 

# Pitchang

Pitchang is a village in Richukrong sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **72 people in 15 households**, the 19th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 72people (2011)
- 15households
- 42.3%literacy
- 1,182females per 1,000 males

## Pitchang PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBana
- Census village code261987

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

## How far is Pitchang from nearby towns?

- Richukrong (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ)56 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town)56 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 Pitchang?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pitchang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Pitchang known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Pitchang

Of every 100 households in Pitchang 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.

■ Pitchang · ■ Richukrong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**31%

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

**22%

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

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**22%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**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)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pitchang?

■ Pitchang · ■ Richukrong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1182**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2333**

**990

Working population ****45.8%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.9% for men and 32.0% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (9%) · **■** Other work 2 (6%) · **■** Marginal 12 (36%)

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

- Chijang85 people
- Hojopu81 people
- Pankar79 people
- Pochung73 people
- Kitchang66 people
- Kajung65 people
- Yashing63 people
- Sapong56 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pitchang from Seppa?56 km by road
- What is the population of Pitchang?72 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pitchang in?East Kameng district (Richukrong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pitchang?42.3% (Census 2011)