# Wasathong Village, Namsang, Tirap (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Namsang, Tirap 

# Wasathong

Wasathong is a village in Namsang sub-district of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, PIN code **786629**. The 2011 Census counted **405 people in 58 households**, the 4th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 405people (2011)
- 58households
- 77.9%literacy
- 786629PIN code

## Wasathong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Wasathong is 786629.** Wasathong falls in Namsang sub-district, Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- PIN code786629
- Community development blockNamsang
- Census village code264413

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

## How far is Wasathong from nearby towns?

- Namsang (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Khonsa (district HQ)63 km by road
- Deomali (nearest town)18 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 Wasathong?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Wasathong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Deomali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deomali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naharkatia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Wasathong known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Wasathong

Of every 100 households in Wasathong in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wasathong · ■ Namsang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**23%

Tap water ****72%**

**60%

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

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****46%**

**54%

Television ****11%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**71%

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 Wasathong?

■ Wasathong · ■ Namsang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**780

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**895

Working population ****53.6%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 72.7% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 150 (69%) · **■** Other work 67 (31%)

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 Namsang

- Narottam Nagar864 people
- Namsangmukh618 people
- Natun Kheti469 people
- Namsang381 people
- Sipini Pather351 people
- Mopaya286 people
- Lamlo217 people

[All 20 villages in Namsang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tirap/namsang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wasathong?786629
- How far is Wasathong from Khonsa?63 km by road
- What is the population of Wasathong?405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wasathong in?Tirap district (Namsang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Wasathong?77.9% (Census 2011)