# Tarak Village, Pangin, East Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pangin, East Siang 

# Tarak

Tarak is a village in Pangin sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **387 people in 91 households**, the 3rd largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 387people (2011)
- 91households
- 68.1%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Tarak PIN code and other codes

Tarak falls in Pangin sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockPangin
- Census village code263798

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

## How far is Tarak from nearby towns?

- Pangin (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ)97 km by road
- Pangin (nearest town)15 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 Tarak?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Tarak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pangin Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pasighat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

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 Tarak known for?

The main crops are **maize and paddy**. Products made here include cane product, bamboo products and wood. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Tarak

Of every 100 households in Tarak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tarak · ■ Pangin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**59%

Tap water ****99%**

**99%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**79%

Use banking services ****83%**

**86%

Television ****28%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**11%

None of these assets ****49%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**75%

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 Tarak?

■ Tarak · ■ Pangin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763**

**984

Working population ****60.5%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 60.5% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 209 (89%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 12 (5%)

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 Pangin

- Pangin H.Q.1,542 people
- Pangin596 people
- Koreng345 people
- Yeksi270 people
- Lokpeng191 people
- 26th Mile79 people

[All 9 villages in Pangin](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/pangin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tarak from Pasighat?97 km by road
- What is the population of Tarak?387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarak in?East Siang district (Pangin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tarak?68.1% (Census 2011)