Village · Lumla, Tawang
# Phomang

Phomang is a village in Lumla sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 184 people in 49 households, the 15th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.9%.
- 184 people (2011)
- 49 households
- 10.8% literacy
- 1,165 females per 1,000 males

## Phomang PIN code and other codes

Phomang falls in Lumla sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Lumla
- Census village code 261411

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

## How far is Phomang from nearby towns?
- Lumla (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ) 49 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Phomang?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Phomang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kharteng
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Lumla
- ○ 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 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 17 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Phomang known for?

The main crops are paddy, millet and maize. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and monpa bag.

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

## Homes and amenities in Phomang

Of every 100 households in Phomang in 2011, 90 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phomang · ■ Lumla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 90%
- Toilet within the home 2% 62%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 36%
- Tap water 0% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 24%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 74%
- Use banking services 79% 95%
- Television 0% 42%
- Mobile phone 0% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 7%
- None of these assets 100% 50%
- Own their home 98% 82%

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

## What is the population of Phomang?

■ Phomang · ■ Lumla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 10.8% 50.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1165 1020
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1143 1006
- Working population 60.3% 50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 7.8% for men and 13.3% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 103 (93%) · ■ Marginal 8 (7%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lumla
- Hoongla 224 people
- Baghar 218 people
- Sharbrang 189 people
- Sazo 187 people
- Dugumba 161 people
- Khuminthang 151 people
- Bukiong 129 people
- Yabab 119 people

All 22 villages in Lumla

## Quick answers
- How far is Phomang from Tawang? 49 km by road
- What is the population of Phomang? 184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phomang in? Tawang district (Lumla sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Phomang? 10.8% (Census 2011)

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