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

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Village · Dirang, West Kameng 

# Rahung

Rahung is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **57 people in 18 households**, the 49th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.

- 57people (2011)
- 18households
- 54.0%literacy
- 839females per 1,000 males

## Rahung PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261686

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

## How far is Rahung from nearby towns?

- Dirang (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)23 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 Rahung?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rahung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bomdila
- ○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) shop10+ 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 Rahung known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Rahung

Of every 100 households in Rahung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rahung · ■ Dirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**20%

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

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****44%**

**31%

Television ****44%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****56%**

**49%

Own their home ****56%**

**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 Rahung?

■ Rahung · ■ Dirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**51.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2500**

**1004

Working population ****52.6%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 33.3% for women. 68% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 16 (53%) · **■** Other work 14 (47%)

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

- Rolamjor70 people
- Sagar Village69 people
- Yangdarko Village65 people
- Dundri60 people
- Ranangsher49 people
- Baisakhi48 people
- Showda Village48 people
- Bishum Village46 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Rahung from Bomdila?23 km by road
- What is the population of Rahung?57 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rahung in?West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rahung?54.0% (Census 2011)