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

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Village · Dirang, West Kameng 

# Yewang

Yewang is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **558 people in 142 households**, the 7th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.

- 558people (2011)
- 142households
- 69.5%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Yewang PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261643

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

## 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dirang Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dirang Village
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Yewang known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Yewang

Of every 100 households in Yewang in 2011, 96 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Yewang · ■ Dirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**75%

Tap water ****96%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**84%

Use banking services ****56%**

**31%

Television ****50%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****42%**

**49%

Own their home ****53%**

**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 Yewang?

■ Yewang · ■ Dirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**51.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**1004

Working population ****41.9%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 59.7% for women. 46% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 89 (38%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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

- Rama Camp834 people
- Senge631 people
- Sangti630 people
- Salari569 people
- Nyukmadung411 people
- Sappercamp Vill.353 people
- Darbu346 people
- Mandalaphudung336 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Yewang from Bomdila?43 km by road
- What is the population of Yewang?558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yewang in?West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Yewang?69.5% (Census 2011)