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

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Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang 

# Sohung

Sohung is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **58 people in 19 households**, the 36th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 8.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 58people (2011)
- 19households
- 8.2%literacy
- 1,320females per 1,000 males

## Sohung PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockTawang
- Census village code261487

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

## How far is Sohung from nearby towns?

- Tawang (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)30 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 Sohung?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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) shopunder 5 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 Sohung known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Sohung

Of every 100 households in Sohung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Sohung · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**14%

Tap water ****26%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**42%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****37%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**10%

None of these assets ****63%**

**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 Sohung?

■ Sohung · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****8.2%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1320**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****286**

**1004

Working population ****75.9%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 22.2% for men and 0.0% for women. 72% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 34 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (5%) · **■** Marginal 7 (16%)

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

- Tepsha80 people
- Changteng68 people
- Shyajing67 people
- Unghar66 people
- Gyanggit54 people
- Timelo52 people
- Bigha48 people
- Gormang48 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sohung from Tawang?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sohung?58 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohung in?Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohung?8.2% (Census 2011)