# Dorkarong Village, Dudunghar, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dudunghar, Tawang 

# Dorkarong

Dorkarong is a village in Dudunghar sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **71 people in 19 households**, the 18th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 35.4%.

- 71people (2011)
- 19households
- 29.5%literacy
- 732females per 1,000 males

## Dorkarong PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockZemithang-Dudunghar
- Census village code261437

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

## How far is Dorkarong from nearby towns?

- Dudunghar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)87 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 Dorkarong?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Dorkarong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nemtsering
- ○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) shopunder 5 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 Dorkarong known for?

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

Of every 100 households in Dorkarong in 2011, 83 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dorkarong · ■ Dudunghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**72%

Tap water ****75%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**97%

Use banking services ****92%**

**77%

Television ****17%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**74%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Dorkarong?

■ Dorkarong · ■ Dudunghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.5%**

**35.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****732**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**1085

Working population ****46.5%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.1% for men and 20.8% for women. 66% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 8 (24%) · **■** Marginal 18 (55%)

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

- Ramyang97 people
- Darmaleng92 people
- Loudung92 people
- Zhamaneng88 people
- Dungser62 people
- Surbin53 people
- Phomghar49 people
- Maling37 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dorkarong from Tawang?87 km by road
- What is the population of Dorkarong?71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dorkarong in?Tawang district (Dudunghar sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dorkarong?29.5% (Census 2011)