# Bathung Village, Kitpi Circle, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kitpi Circle, Tawang 

# Bathung

Bathung is a village in Kitpi Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **39 people in 9 households**, the 23rd largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 39people (2011)
- 9households
- 34.3%literacy
- 1,294females per 1,000 males

## Bathung PIN code and other codes

Bathung falls in Kitpi Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKitpi
- Census village code261536

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

## How far is Bathung from nearby towns?

- Kitpi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)23 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 Bathung?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bathung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kitpi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tawang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 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 Bathung known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and millet**. Products made here include khanjar, shinka and tengkim. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Bathung

Of every 100 households in Bathung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bathung · ■ Kitpi Circle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

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

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**53%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****82%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Bathung?

■ Bathung · ■ Kitpi Circle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.3%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1294**

**1080

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**905

Working population ****51.3%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 14.3% for men and 47.6% for women. 71% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (30%) · **■** Other work 11 (55%) · **■** Marginal 3 (15%)

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 Kitpi Circle

- Kitpi53 people
- Tengteng47 people
- Boimkang41 people
- Bongbong/Chaksam40 people
- Themkhar38 people
- Soma37 people
- Ruighar28 people
- Tarmang Gonpa21 people

[All 31 villages in Kitpi Circle](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/kitpi-circle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bathung from Tawang?23 km by road
- What is the population of Bathung?39 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bathung in?Tawang district (Kitpi Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bathung?34.3% (Census 2011)