Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang
# 8 K.M. Labour Camp

8 K.M. Labour Camp is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 348 people in 84 households, the 6th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.
- 348 people (2011)
- 84 households
- 40.5% literacy
- 1,012 females per 1,000 males

## 8 K.M. Labour Camp PIN code and other codes

8 K.M. Labour Camp falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Tawang
- Census village code 261446

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

## How far is 8 K.M. Labour Camp from nearby towns?
- Tawang (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in 8 K.M. Labour Camp?

3 services counted by the Census are inside 8 K.M. Labour Camp; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · 4Km Army Area
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tawang
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 14 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is 8 K.M. Labour Camp 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 8 K.M. Labour Camp

Of every 100 households in 8 K.M. Labour Camp in 2011, 37 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ 8 K.M. Labour Camp · ■ Tawang Circle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 37% 94%
- Toilet within the home 100% 86%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 14%
- Tap water 73% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 58% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 74% 55%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 26% 42%
- Use banking services 43% 85%
- Television 20% 62%
- Mobile phone 26% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 10%
- None of these assets 55% 24%
- Own their home 91% 82%

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

## What is the population of 8 K.M. Labour Camp?

■ 8 K.M. Labour Camp · ■ Tawang Circle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 40.5% 59.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1012 924
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 1004
- Working population 60.1% 48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.7% for men and 34.0% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 179 (86%) · ■ Marginal 28 (13%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle
- Shyo 488 people
- Tawang Gompa 422 people
- Thongleng 377 people
- Kyableng 370 people
- Lemberdung 328 people
- Urgelling 325 people
- Maidung 317 people
- Mandrelling 279 people

All 77 villages in Tawang Circle

## Quick answers
- How far is 8 K.M. Labour Camp from Tawang? 8 km by road
- What is the population of 8 K.M. Labour Camp? 348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is 8 K.M. Labour Camp in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of 8 K.M. Labour Camp? 40.5% (Census 2011)

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