# Changprong Village, Tawang Circle, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang 

# Changprong

Changprong is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 42 households**, the 14th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 201people (2011)
- 42households
- 68.3%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Changprong PIN code and other codes

Changprong falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockTawang
- Census village code261457

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Changprong from nearby towns?

- Tawang (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Changprong?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Changprong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tawang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Changprong 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Changprong

Of every 100 households in Changprong in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 98 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Changprong · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****98%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**42%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****89%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**24%

Own their home ****86%**

**82%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Changprong?

■ Changprong · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**1004

Working population ****41.8%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 59.3% for women. 47% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (63%) · **■** Marginal 30 (36%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle

- Mandrelling279 people
- Pamaghar248 people
- Gyangkhar239 people
- Surbi209 people
- Sakpret184 people
- Teli173 people
- Jamyang Choikorling Gonpa166 people
- Saikhar139 people

[All 77 villages in Tawang Circle](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Changprong from Tawang?6 km by road
- What is the population of Changprong?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Changprong in?Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Changprong?68.3% (Census 2011)