Village · Lhou, Tawang
# Lhoudung

Lhoudung is a village in Lhou sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 176 people in 49 households, the 9th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.3%.
- 176 people (2011)
- 49 households
- 39.5% literacy
- 1,173 females per 1,000 males

## Lhoudung PIN code and other codes

Lhoudung falls in Lhou sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Tawang
- Census village code 261561

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Lhoudung from nearby towns?
- Lhou (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ) 2 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Lhoudung?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Lhoudung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tawang
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lhoudung known for?

The main crops are millet, maize and wheat. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and namlham.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Lhoudung

Of every 100 households in Lhoudung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lhoudung · ■ Lhou rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 100% 92%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 4%
- Tap water 17% 64%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 22%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 48% 31%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 52% 68%
- Use banking services 67% 32%
- Television 50% 39%
- Mobile phone 10% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 5%
- None of these assets 35% 44%
- Own their home 100% 85%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Lhoudung?

■ Lhoudung · ■ Lhou rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 39.5% 41.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1173 546
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 924
- Working population 59.1% 69.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.6% for men and 31.8% for women. 54% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 56 (54%) · ■ Other work 45 (43%) · ■ Marginal 3 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Lhou
- Tsewkhar/DHPD colony 279 people
- Grelleng 258 people
- Surbu/Tseretse 193 people
- Rengyang 180 people
- Yanla Gompa 124 people
- Lhoukhar 123 people
- Brakhar Gompa 104 people
- Kregyang 74 people

All 25 villages in Lhou

## Quick answers
- How far is Lhoudung from Tawang? 2 km by road
- What is the population of Lhoudung? 176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lhoudung in? Tawang district (Lhou sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lhoudung? 39.5% (Census 2011)

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