# Khorung Village Village, Dirang – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dirang, West Kameng 

# Khorung Village

Khorung Village is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **82 people in 18 households**, the 42nd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.

- 82people (2011)
- 18households
- 34.8%literacy
- 1,343females per 1,000 males

## Khorung Village PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261632

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

## How far is Khorung Village from nearby towns?

- Dirang (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)39 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 Khorung Village?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Namthung
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dirang Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Khorung Village known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Khorung Village

Of every 100 households in Khorung Village in 2011, 100 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khorung Village · ■ Dirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**75%

Tap water ****62%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**84%

Use banking services ****8%**

**31%

Television ****23%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****62%**

**49%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Khorung Village?

■ Khorung Village · ■ Dirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.8%**

**51.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1343**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**1004

Working population ****42.7%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.7% for men and 34.2% for women. 51% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 31 (89%) · **■** Other work 2 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2 (6%)

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

- Lish Gompalok92 people
- Samtu Village92 people
- Dowangba88 people
- Dirme87 people
- Phudung Village72 people
- Lachang71 people
- Rolamjor70 people
- Sagar Village69 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khorung Village from Bomdila?39 km by road
- What is the population of Khorung Village?82 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khorung Village in?West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khorung Village?34.8% (Census 2011)