Village · Lhou, Tawang # Lumkang Lumkang is a village in Lhou sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 26 people in 9 households, the 19th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.3%. - 26 people (2011) - 9 households - 39.1% literacy - 1,167 females per 1,000 males ## Lumkang PIN code and other codes Lumkang falls in Lhou sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261564 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lumkang from nearby towns? - Lhou (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lumkang? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Lumkang; 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 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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 - 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 Lumkang known for? The main crops are millet, maize and wheat. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lumkang Of every 100 households in Lumkang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lumkang · ■ Lhou rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 96% - Toilet within the home 100% 92% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 4% - Tap water 0% 64% - Drinking water within premises 0% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 57% 31% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 29% 68% - Use banking services 100% 32% - Television 29% 39% - Mobile phone 29% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 29% 44% - Own their home 86% 85% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lumkang? ■ Lumkang · ■ Lhou rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 39.1% 41.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1167 546 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 924 - Working population 69.2% 69.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.5% for men and 25.0% for women. 67% of men and 71% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 11 (61%) · ■ Other work 7 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lhou - Grakhang 66 people - Jobrang 47 people - Singsore Ani Gompa 46 people - Brukpaleng 45 people - Gemreteng 24 people - Dungkhar 19 people - Shakpaleng 14 people - Menteng 12 people All 25 villages in Lhou ## Quick answers - How far is Lumkang from Tawang? 22 km by road - What is the population of Lumkang? 26 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lumkang in? Tawang district (Lhou sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lumkang? 39.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/lhou/lumkang/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.