Village · Dirang, West Kameng # Yewang Yewang is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 324 people in 72 households, the 14th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%. - 324 people (2011) - 72 households - 56.9% literacy - 952 females per 1,000 males ## Yewang PIN code and other codes Yewang falls in Dirang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Dirang - Census village code 261642 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Yewang from nearby towns? - Dirang (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Bomdila (district HQ) 43 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Yewang? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Yewang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 10+ km · Namthung - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dirang Hq - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Dirang Village - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 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 Yewang known for? The main crops are maize, paddy and millet. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Yewang Of every 100 households in Yewang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Yewang · ■ Dirang rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 91% - Toilet within the home 13% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 75% - Tap water 90% 70% - Drinking water within premises 7% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 26% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 74% 84% - Use banking services 25% 31% - Television 29% 37% - Mobile phone 12% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 2% 4% - None of these assets 68% 49% - Own their home 81% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Yewang? ■ Yewang · ■ Dirang rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.9% 51.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 884 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 629 1004 - Working population 43.5% 57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.4% for men and 47.8% for women. 44% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 120 (85%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 18 (13%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dirang - Darbu 346 people - Mandalaphudung 336 people - Warjung 328 people - Khendahrong Vill. 324 people - Barchipam 291 people - Dungmanbaha 285 people - Khassow Village 285 people - Chug 268 people All 88 villages in Dirang ## Quick answers - How far is Yewang from Bomdila? 43 km by road - What is the population of Yewang? 324 (Census 2011) - Which district is Yewang in? West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Yewang? 56.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/dirang/yewang-261642/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.