Village · Dirang, West Kameng
# Changpa Village

Changpa Village is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 149 people in 39 households, the 30th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.
- 149 people (2011)
- 39 households
- 30.2% literacy
- 1,069 females per 1,000 males

## Changpa Village PIN code and other codes

Changpa Village falls in Dirang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Dirang
- Census village code 261670

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

## How far is Changpa Village from nearby towns?
- Dirang (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ) 57 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Changpa Village?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Changpa Village; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Chug
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dirang Hq
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang Village
- ○ Primary health centre 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
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Changpa Village known for?

The main crops are maize, paddy and wheat.

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

## Homes and amenities in Changpa Village

Of every 100 households in Changpa Village in 2011, 73 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Changpa Village · ■ Dirang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 73% 91%
- Toilet within the home 0% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 75%
- Tap water 0% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 84%
- Use banking services 16% 31%
- Television 0% 37%
- Mobile phone 8% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 89% 49%
- 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 Changpa Village?

■ Changpa Village · ■ Dirang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 30.2% 51.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1069 884
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 1004
- Working population 57.0% 57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.5% for men and 29.0% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 85 (100%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dirang
- Zimthung Village 176 people
- Broksarthang 170 people
- Khalibok 169 people
- Lungrom 156 people
- Khellong 147 people
- 6 Mile Village 131 people
- Dangsing Village 124 people
- Bamrok Village 116 people

All 88 villages in Dirang

## Quick answers
- How far is Changpa Village from Bomdila? 57 km by road
- What is the population of Changpa Village? 149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Changpa Village in? West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Changpa Village? 30.2% (Census 2011)

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