Village · Jang, Tawang # Thongsheng Thongsheng is a village in Jang sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 127 people in 26 households, the 8th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 127 people (2011) - 26 households - 59.5% literacy - 380 females per 1,000 males ## Thongsheng PIN code and other codes Thongsheng falls in Jang sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Jang-Thingbu - Census village code 261552 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Thongsheng from nearby towns? - Jang (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 33 km by road - Tawang (nearest town) 33 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Thongsheng? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Thongsheng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Kharsa Old - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tawang - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 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 untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 23 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thongsheng known for? The main crops are maize, millet and wheat. Products made here include khanjar, nyomchopa and tengkim. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Thongsheng Of every 100 households in Thongsheng in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Thongsheng · ■ Jang rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 90% - Toilet within the home 91% 88% - No toilet (open defecation) 9% 11% - Tap water 100% 82% - Drinking water within premises 68% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 77% 31% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 18% 67% - Use banking services 86% 68% - Television 86% 57% - Mobile phone 55% 35% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 14% 3% - Car / jeep / van 14% 8% - None of these assets 4% 29% - Own their home 14% 60% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Thongsheng? ■ Thongsheng · ■ Jang rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.5% 60.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 380 667 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 989 - Working population 66.9% 51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.1% for men and 71.9% for women. 83% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 79 (93%) · ■ Marginal 6 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jang - Kharsa 559 people - Marmang 497 people - Nuranang RA - III 368 people - Kharsa 132 people All 8 villages in Jang ## Quick answers - How far is Thongsheng from Tawang? 33 km by road - What is the population of Thongsheng? 127 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thongsheng in? Tawang district (Jang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Thongsheng? 59.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/jang/thongsheng/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.