# Dongmereng Village, Dudunghar, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dudunghar, Tawang 

# Dongmereng

Dongmereng is a village in Dudunghar sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **152 people in 39 households**, the 8th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 35.4%.

- 152people (2011)
- 39households
- 48.8%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Dongmereng PIN code and other codes

Dongmereng falls in Dudunghar sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZemithang-Dudunghar
- Census village code261421

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

## How far is Dongmereng from nearby towns?

- Dudunghar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)86 km by road
- Tawang (nearest town)86 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 Dongmereng?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lumla
- ○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

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 Dongmereng known for?

The main crops are **paddy, millet and maize**. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and monpa bag. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dongmereng

Of every 100 households in Dongmereng in 2011, 79 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongmereng · ■ Dudunghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**72%

Tap water ****92%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**77%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**74%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Dongmereng?

■ Dongmereng · ■ Dudunghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**35.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**1085

Working population ****60.5%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 43.1% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 67 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (18%) · **■** Marginal 7 (8%)

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 Dudunghar

- Sanghar194 people
- Muktur191 people
- Khokem171 people
- Dudunghar H.Q.164 people
- Buri139 people
- Yuser115 people
- Chellengdung113 people
- Marmay100 people

[All 27 villages in Dudunghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/dudunghar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dongmereng from Tawang?86 km by road
- What is the population of Dongmereng?152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongmereng in?Tawang district (Dudunghar sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongmereng?48.8% (Census 2011)