Village · Lekang, Lohit
# Lekang H.Q.

Lekang H.Q. is a village in Lekang sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,536 people in 369 households, the 1st largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.
- 1,536 people (2011)
- 369 households
- 93.2% literacy
- 855 females per 1,000 males

## Lekang H.Q. PIN code and other codes

Lekang H.Q. falls in Lekang sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Lekang
- Census village code 266656

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Lekang H.Q. from nearby towns?
- Tezu (district HQ) 150 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Lekang H.Q.?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Lekang H.Q.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Doomdooma
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lekang H.Q. known for?

The main crops are paddy, mustard and potato.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Lekang H.Q.

Of every 100 households in Lekang H.Q. in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Lekang H.Q. · ■ Lekang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 47%
- Toilet within the home 98% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 2% 47%
- Tap water 38% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 94% 70%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 80% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 19% 90%
- Use banking services 93% 27%
- Television 78% 27%
- Mobile phone 73% 30%
- Computer with internet 3% 0%
- Two-wheeler 25% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 13% 2%
- None of these assets 8% 26%
- Own their home 27% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Lekang H.Q.?

■ Lekang H.Q. · ■ Lekang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 93.2% 72.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 855 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 901 1003
- Working population 32.4% 43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 89.8% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 441 (89%) · ■ Marginal 35 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Lekang
- New Mohong 1,384 people
- Kaupatani 1,227 people
- Mahadevpur - I 1,144 people
- Khowji 970 people

All 54 villages in Lekang

## Quick answers
- How far is Lekang H.Q. from Tezu? 150 km by road
- What is the population of Lekang H.Q.? 1,536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lekang H.Q. in? Lohit district (Lekang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lekang H.Q.? 93.2% (Census 2011)

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