Village · Desali, Lower Dibang Valley # Akanda Akanda is a village in Desali sub-district of Lower Dibang Valley district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 27 people in 4 households, the 12th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 27 people (2011) - 4 households - 40.0% literacy - 588 females per 1,000 males ## Akanda PIN code and other codes Akanda falls in Desali sub-district, Lower Dibang Valley district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Hunli-Desali - Census village code 266092 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Akanda from nearby towns? - Desali (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Roing (district HQ) 115 km by road - Roing (nearest town) 115 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Akanda? 0 services counted by the Census are inside Akanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 10+ km · Hunli - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Roing - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pasighat - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Roing - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Akanda Of every 100 households in Akanda 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. ■ Akanda · ■ Desali rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 1% - Toilet within the home 0% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 75% 55% - Tap water 100% 78% - Drinking water within premises 100% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 0% 49% - Television 0% 3% - Mobile phone 0% 57% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 75% 31% - Own their home 75% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Akanda? ■ Akanda · ■ Desali rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 40.0% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 588 1067 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 1145 - Working population 55.6% 47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 37.5% for men and 44.4% for women. 65% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 6 (40%) · ■ Other work 8 (53%) · ■ Marginal 1 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Desali - Chuluni 41 people - Dumsiline 41 people - Mitaka 37 people - Duchuli 30 people - Dopowa 27 people - Ruingo 26 people - HukaniPengo 23 people - Necha 19 people All 52 villages in Desali ## Quick answers - How far is Akanda from Roing? 115 km by road - What is the population of Akanda? 27 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akanda in? Lower Dibang Valley district (Desali sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Akanda? 40.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-dibang-valley/desali/akanda/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.