Village · Nafra, West Kameng # Dingchang Dingchang is a village in Nafra sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 91 people in 27 households, the 24th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%. - 91 people (2011) - 27 households - 42.9% literacy - 685 females per 1,000 males ## Dingchang PIN code and other codes Dingchang falls in Nafra sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Nafra - Census village code 261742 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dingchang from nearby towns? - Nafra (sub-district HQ) 34 km by road - Bomdila (district HQ) 66 km by road - Bomdila (nearest town) 66 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dingchang? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Dingchang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 10+ km · Khoina - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ 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 Dingchang known for? About 12% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dingchang Of every 100 households in Dingchang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dingchang · ■ Nafra rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 66% - Toilet within the home 0% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 69% - Tap water 0% 81% - Drinking water within premises 0% 32% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 86% - Use banking services 0% 48% - Television 0% 28% - Mobile phone 12% 32% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 80% 52% - Own their home 100% 81% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dingchang? ■ Dingchang · ■ Nafra rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 42.9% 51.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 685 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 958 - Working population 49.5% 49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.2% for men and 39.3% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 40 (89%) · ■ Other work 2 (4%) · ■ Marginal 3 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nafra - Najang 143 people - Nijung 112 people - Najangpong 105 people - Duthang 102 people - Lapusa 80 people - Nachilang 68 people - Dillung 65 people - Bulu 59 people All 34 villages in Nafra ## Quick answers - How far is Dingchang from Bomdila? 66 km by road - What is the population of Dingchang? 91 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dingchang in? West Kameng district (Nafra sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dingchang? 42.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/nafra/dingchang/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.