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

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Village · Dirang, West Kameng 

# Lachang

Lachang is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **71 people in 16 households**, the 44th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.

- 71people (2011)
- 16households
- 26.3%literacy
- 1,152females per 1,000 males

## Lachang PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261679

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

## How far is Lachang 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Lachang?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khassow
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dirang Hq
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Lachang known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and millet**. Products made here include wooden cranning and bamboo basket. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lachang

Of every 100 households in Lachang in 2011, 93 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lachang · ■ Dirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**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 ****0%**

**31%

Television ****7%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****93%**

**49%

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 Lachang?

■ Lachang · ■ Dirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.3%**

**51.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1152**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1004

Working population ****57.7%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 19.2% for men and 32.3% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 40 (98%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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

- Dowangba88 people
- Dirme87 people
- Khorung Village82 people
- Phudung Village72 people
- Rolamjor70 people
- Sagar Village69 people
- Yangdarko Village65 people
- Dundri60 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lachang from Bomdila?57 km by road
- What is the population of Lachang?71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachang in?West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lachang?26.3% (Census 2011)