Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang
# Pamaghar

Pamaghar is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 248 people in 60 households, the 11th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.
- 248 people (2011)
- 60 households
- 54.4% literacy
- 1,195 females per 1,000 males

## Pamaghar PIN code and other codes

Pamaghar falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Tawang
- Census village code 261488

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

## How far is Pamaghar from nearby towns?
- Tawang (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ) 35 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pamaghar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pamaghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

The main crops are paddy, millet and maize.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pamaghar

Of every 100 households in Pamaghar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Pamaghar · ■ Tawang Circle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 94%
- Toilet within the home 91% 86%
- No toilet (open defecation) 7% 14%
- Tap water 68% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 21% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 55%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 42%
- Use banking services 96% 85%
- Television 59% 62%
- Mobile phone 41% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 10%
- None of these assets 32% 24%
- Own their home 95% 82%

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

## What is the population of Pamaghar?

■ Pamaghar · ■ Tawang Circle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.4% 59.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1195 924
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 941 1004
- Working population 56.0% 48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 47.9% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 92 (66%) · ■ Farm labourers 17 (12%) · ■ Other work 19 (14%) · ■ Marginal 11 (8%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle
- Lemberdung 328 people
- Urgelling 325 people
- Maidung 317 people
- Mandrelling 279 people
- Gyangkhar 239 people
- Surbi 209 people
- Changprong 201 people
- Sakpret 184 people

All 77 villages in Tawang Circle

## Quick answers
- How far is Pamaghar from Tawang? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Pamaghar? 248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pamaghar in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pamaghar? 54.4% (Census 2011)

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