# Hochung Village, Naharlagun, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Naharlagun, Papum Pare 

# Hochung

Hochung is a village in Naharlagun sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **194 people in 35 households**, the 12th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 194people (2011)
- 35households
- 66.9%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Hochung PIN code and other codes

Hochung falls in Naharlagun sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDoimukh
- Census village code262464

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

## How far is Hochung from nearby towns?

- Naharlagun (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)15 km by road
- Naharlagun (nearest town)3 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 Hochung?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Hochung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Naharlagun
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naharlagun
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells 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.

## Homes and amenities in Hochung

Of every 100 households in Hochung in 2011, 74 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hochung · ■ Naharlagun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**15%

Tap water ****10%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**76%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**22%

Use banking services ****61%**

**88%

Television ****29%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**12%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**28%

None of these assets ****32%**

**6%

Own their home ****77%**

**55%

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 Hochung?

■ Hochung · ■ Naharlagun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**981

Working population ****44.3%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 56.5% for women. 46% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (24%) · **■** Other work 5 (6%) · **■** Marginal 60 (70%)

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 Naharlagun

- Sood285 people
- Bichun Yogin258 people
- Borum235 people
- Nyorch210 people
- Komla193 people
- Nirjuli-II193 people
- Nanital190 people
- Ania185 people

[All 35 villages in Naharlagun](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/naharlagun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hochung from Yupia?15 km by road
- What is the population of Hochung?194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hochung in?Papum Pare district (Naharlagun sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hochung?66.9% (Census 2011)