Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang # Maidung Maidung is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 317 people in 78 households, the 9th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 317 people (2011) - 78 households - 52.7% literacy - 1,058 females per 1,000 males ## Maidung PIN code and other codes Maidung falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261462 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Maidung from nearby towns? - Tawang (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Maidung? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Maidung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bomba - ○ 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 - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 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 Maidung known for? The main crops are millet, wheat 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 Maidung Of every 100 households in Maidung in 2011, 97 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maidung · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 94% - Toilet within the home 85% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 14% 14% - Tap water 96% 78% - Drinking water within premises 26% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 55% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 42% - Use banking services 42% 85% - Television 62% 62% - Mobile phone 29% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 1% 10% - None of these assets 26% 24% - Own their home 61% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Maidung? ■ Maidung · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.7% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1058 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 1004 - Working population 44.2% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.0% for men and 48.9% for women. 47% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (7%) · ■ Other work 87 (62%) · ■ Marginal 43 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle - Kyableng 370 people - 8 K.M. Labour Camp 348 people - Lemberdung 328 people - Urgelling 325 people - Mandrelling 279 people - Pamaghar 248 people - Gyangkhar 239 people - Surbi 209 people All 77 villages in Tawang Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Maidung from Tawang? 10 km by road - What is the population of Maidung? 317 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maidung in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Maidung? 52.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/maidung/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.