# Samphung Village, Kalaktang, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kalaktang, West Kameng 

# Samphung

Samphung is a village in Kalaktang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **154 people in 36 households**, the 15th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 154people (2011)
- 36households
- 75.2%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Samphung PIN code and other codes

Samphung falls in Kalaktang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKalaktang
- Census village code261768

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

## How far is Samphung from nearby towns?

- Kalaktang (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)95 km by road
- Bomdila (nearest town)95 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 Samphung?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Samphung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalaktang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Samphung known for?

The main crops are **potato, maize and vegetable**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Samphung

Of every 100 households in Samphung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Samphung · ■ Kalaktang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**52%

Tap water ****94%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**78%

Use banking services ****100%**

**71%

Television ****43%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****31%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

None of these assets ****26%**

**38%

Own their home ****83%**

**67%

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 Samphung?

■ Samphung · ■ Kalaktang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**882

Working population ****44.2%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 63.1% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 29 (43%) · **■** Marginal 5 (7%)

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 Kalaktang

- Kalaktang Village215 people
- Chingi211 people
- Betchilling203 people
- Kamallangchen160 people
- Brokpalangchen144 people
- Sanglem117 people
- Sumdrung114 people
- Warrangpam109 people

[All 24 villages in Kalaktang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/kalaktang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Samphung from Bomdila?95 km by road
- What is the population of Samphung?154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samphung in?West Kameng district (Kalaktang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samphung?75.2% (Census 2011)