# Dowangba Village, Dirang, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dirang, West Kameng 

# Dowangba

Dowangba is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **88 people in 21 households**, the 40th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.

- 88people (2011)
- 21households
- 26.0%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Dowangba PIN code and other codes

Dowangba falls in Dirang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261622

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

## How far is Dowangba from nearby towns?

- Dirang (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)43 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 Dowangba?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dowangba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Merakmu
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dirang Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Dowangba known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dowangba

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

■ Dowangba · ■ Dirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

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

**20%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****18%**

**31%

Television ****24%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****29%**

**49%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Dowangba?

■ Dowangba · ■ Dirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.0%**

**51.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**1004

Working population ****59.1%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.5% for men and 11.4% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 12 (23%) · **■** Other work 9 (17%) · **■** Marginal 31 (60%)

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 Dirang

- Phadam Village106 people
- Rungjapan Village100 people
- Lish Gompalok92 people
- Samtu Village92 people
- Dirme87 people
- Khorung Village82 people
- Phudung Village72 people
- Lachang71 people

[All 88 villages in Dirang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/dirang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dowangba from Bomdila?43 km by road
- What is the population of Dowangba?88 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dowangba in?West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dowangba?26.0% (Census 2011)