# Duthang Village, Nafra, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nafra, West Kameng 

# Duthang

Duthang is a village in Nafra sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **102 people in 26 households**, the 23rd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.

- 102people (2011)
- 26households
- 46.3%literacy
- 759females per 1,000 males

## Duthang PIN code and other codes

Duthang falls in Nafra sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockNafra
- Census village code261744

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

## How far is Duthang from nearby towns?

- Nafra (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)42 km by road
- Bomdila (nearest town)42 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 Duthang?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jerigaon
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bomdila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Duthang known for?

About 19% of the 37 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Duthang

Of every 100 households in Duthang in 2011, 62 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Duthang · ■ Nafra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**69%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****73%**

**48%

Television ****50%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**5%

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

**52%

Own their home ****81%**

**81%

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 Duthang?

■ Duthang · ■ Nafra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**51.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****759**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**958

Working population ****60.8%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 31.4% for women. 55% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (6%) · **■** Marginal 4 (6%)

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 Nafra

- West Sachung144 people
- Najang143 people
- Nijung112 people
- Najangpong105 people
- Dingchang91 people
- Lapusa80 people
- Nachilang68 people
- Dillung65 people

[All 34 villages in Nafra](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/nafra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Duthang from Bomdila?42 km by road
- What is the population of Duthang?102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Duthang in?West Kameng district (Nafra sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Duthang?46.3% (Census 2011)