# Kharung Village, Bongkhar, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bongkhar, Tawang 

# Kharung

Kharung is a village in Bongkhar sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 50 households**, the 2nd largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 43.2%.

- 235people (2011)
- 50households
- 44.3%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Kharung PIN code and other codes

Kharung falls in Bongkhar sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMukto-Bongkhar
- Census village code261601

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

## How far is Kharung from nearby towns?

- Bongkhar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)97 km by road
- Lumla (nearest town)35 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 Kharung?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tawang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 18 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 Kharung known for?

The main crops are **paddy, millet and maize**. Products made here include wood carving and bamboo mat. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kharung

Of every 100 households in Kharung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kharung · ■ Bongkhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****94%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****31%**

**48%

Television ****42%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****31%**

**32%

Own their home ****89%**

**97%

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 Kharung?

■ Kharung · ■ Bongkhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%**

**43.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1184

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**842

Working population ****49.4%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 35.3% for women. 44% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 110 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Bongkhar

- Bomja259 people
- Bompa169 people
- Doomre86 people
- Bongleng84 people
- Bonglingmet78 people

[All 14 villages in Bongkhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/bongkhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharung from Tawang?97 km by road
- What is the population of Kharung?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharung in?Tawang district (Bongkhar sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharung?44.3% (Census 2011)