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

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Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang 

# Damgyen

Damgyen is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **115 people in 25 households**, the 22nd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 115people (2011)
- 25households
- 67.3%literacy
- 1,500females per 1,000 males

## Damgyen PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockTawang
- Census village code261455

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

## How far is Damgyen from nearby towns?

- Tawang (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)5 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 Damgyen?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Damgyen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Changprong
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tawang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 Damgyen 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 Damgyen

Of every 100 households in Damgyen in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Damgyen · ■ 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 ****92%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**42%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****60%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**10%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Damgyen?

■ Damgyen · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1500**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**1004

Working population ****60.9%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 67.2% for women. 72% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (21%) · **■** Other work 17 (24%) · **■** Marginal 16 (23%)

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

- Saikhar139 people
- Shabur132 people
- Kegorbteng125 people
- Paikhar120 people
- Bumteng114 people
- Lebrang107 people
- Khartoth103 people
- Khinmey Gonpa103 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Damgyen from Tawang?5 km by road
- What is the population of Damgyen?115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damgyen in?Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Damgyen?67.3% (Census 2011)