Village · Lhou, Tawang # Shakpaleng Shakpaleng is a village in Lhou sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 14 people in 4 households, the 22nd largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.3%. - 14 people (2011) - 4 households - 50.0% literacy - 2,500 females per 1,000 males ## Shakpaleng PIN code and other codes Shakpaleng falls in Lhou sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261578 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shakpaleng from nearby towns? - Lhoy (sub-district HQ) 0 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shakpaleng? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Shakpaleng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Lhou - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tawang - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 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 Shakpaleng known for? The main crops are millet, wheat and maize. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and namlham. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shakpaleng Of every 100 households in Shakpaleng in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shakpaleng · ■ Lhou rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 96% - Toilet within the home 100% 92% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 4% - Tap water 100% 64% - Drinking water within premises 0% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 31% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 68% - Use banking services 25% 32% - Television 50% 39% - Mobile phone 25% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 25% 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 Shakpaleng? ■ Shakpaleng · ■ Lhou rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.0% 41.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 2500 546 - Working population 64.3% 69.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 100% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 7 (78%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (11%) · ■ Other work 1 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lhou - Brukpaleng 45 people - Lumkang 26 people - Gemreteng 24 people - Dungkhar 19 people - Menteng 12 people - Lugudung 10 people - Khalengche 4 people All 25 villages in Lhou ## Quick answers - How far is Shakpaleng from Tawang? 20 km by road - What is the population of Shakpaleng? 14 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shakpaleng in? Tawang district (Lhou sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shakpaleng? 50.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/lhou/shakpaleng/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.