Village · Banderdawa, Papum Pare
# Duda Namchang

Duda Namchang is a village in Banderdawa sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 42 people in 7 households, the 46th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 42 people (2011)
- 7 households
- 63.9% literacy
- 1,000 females per 1,000 males

## Duda Namchang PIN code and other codes

Duda Namchang falls in Banderdawa sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Doimukh
- Census village code 262347

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

## How far is Duda Namchang from nearby towns?
- Banderdewa (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 36 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Duda Namchang?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Duda Namchang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Ptc
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Banderdewa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yupia
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Duda Namchang known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize.

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

## Homes and amenities in Duda Namchang

Of every 100 households in Duda Namchang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Duda Namchang · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 86%
- Toilet within the home 100% 65%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 31%
- Tap water 0% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 49%
- Use banking services 0% 64%
- Television 0% 60%
- Mobile phone 0% 73%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 0% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 9%
- None of these assets 100% 15%
- Own their home 100% 61%

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

## What is the population of Duda Namchang?

■ Duda Namchang · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.9% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 949
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 946
- Working population 28.6% 30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 66.7% for women. 29% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (42%) · ■ Other work 1 (8%) · ■ Marginal 6 (50%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Banderdawa
- Goru Bandha 79 people
- Pichola Saw Mill 68 people
- Tarajuli - I 65 people
- Changmara 57 people
- Durpang forest camp 42 people
- Tarajuli Forest Camp 37 people
- Goru Bandha F/Camp 14 people
- Taram 7 people

All 52 villages in Banderdawa

## Quick answers
- How far is Duda Namchang from Yupia? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Duda Namchang? 42 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Duda Namchang in? Papum Pare district (Banderdawa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Duda Namchang? 63.9% (Census 2011)

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