Village · Kalaktang, West Kameng
# Sumdrung

Sumdrung is a village in Kalaktang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 114 people in 27 households, the 18th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.
- 114 people (2011)
- 27 households
- 62.7% literacy
- 1,111 females per 1,000 males

## Sumdrung PIN code and other codes

Sumdrung falls in Kalaktang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Kalaktang
- Census village code 261750

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sumdrung from nearby towns?
- Kalaktang (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ) 131 km by road
- Bomdila (nearest town) 131 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sumdrung?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sumdrung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kalaktang
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sumdrung known for?

The main crops are maize and millet. About 19% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sumdrung

Of every 100 households in Sumdrung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sumdrung · ■ Kalaktang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 88%
- Toilet within the home 96% 47%
- No toilet (open defecation) 4% 52%
- Tap water 96% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 89% 49%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 21%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 78%
- Use banking services 30% 71%
- Television 18% 42%
- Mobile phone 0% 5%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 6%
- None of these assets 48% 38%
- Own their home 93% 67%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sumdrung?

■ Sumdrung · ■ Kalaktang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.7% 60.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1111 966
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1385 882
- Working population 52.6% 47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 59.5% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (13%) · ■ Other work 5 (8%) · ■ Marginal 47 (78%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kalaktang
- Kamallangchen 160 people
- Samphung 154 people
- Brokpalangchen 144 people
- Sanglem 117 people
- Warrangpam 109 people
- Weizer 95 people
- Samteng 26 people
- 900 Chain PWD Labour Camp 8 people

All 24 villages in Kalaktang

## Quick answers
- How far is Sumdrung from Bomdila? 131 km by road
- What is the population of Sumdrung? 114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sumdrung in? West Kameng district (Kalaktang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sumdrung? 62.7% (Census 2011)

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