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

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Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang 

# Dharmakang

Dharmakang is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 16 households**, the 31st largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 83people (2011)
- 16households
- 47.1%literacy
- 1,243females per 1,000 males

## Dharmakang PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockTawang
- Census village code261514

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

## How far is Dharmakang from nearby towns?

- Tawang (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)15 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 Dharmakang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tawang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Dharmakang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, millet and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dharmakang

Of every 100 households in Dharmakang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharmakang · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**14%

Tap water ****0%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**42%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****75%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Dharmakang?

■ Dharmakang · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.1%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1243**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**1004

Working population ****42.2%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.3% for men and 42.5% for women. 65% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 18 (51%) · **■** Other work 5 (14%) · **■** Marginal 12 (34%)

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

- Khinmey99 people
- Yusum96 people
- Famla88 people
- Bomba85 people
- Tepsha80 people
- Changteng68 people
- Shyajing67 people
- Unghar66 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharmakang from Tawang?15 km by road
- What is the population of Dharmakang?83 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharmakang in?Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharmakang?47.1% (Census 2011)