Village · Nafra, West Kameng
# Nachilang

Nachilang is a village in Nafra sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 68 people in 10 households, the 26th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.
- 68 people (2011)
- 10 households
- 48.1% literacy
- 943 females per 1,000 males

## Nachilang PIN code and other codes

Nachilang falls in Nafra sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Nafra
- Census village code 261740

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

## How far is Nachilang from nearby towns?
- Nafra (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ) 51 km by road
- Bomdila (nearest town) 51 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nachilang?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Nachilang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Longtin
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nachilang known for?

About 11% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nachilang

Of every 100 households in Nachilang in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nachilang · ■ Nafra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 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 58% 48%
- Television 25% 28%
- Mobile phone 17% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 17% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 58% 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 Nachilang?

■ Nachilang · ■ Nafra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.1% 51.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 943 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1286 958
- Working population 44.1% 49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 45.8% for women. 49% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 2 (7%) · ■ Marginal 28 (93%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nafra
- Najangpong 105 people
- Duthang 102 people
- Dingchang 91 people
- Lapusa 80 people
- Dillung 65 people
- Bulu 59 people
- Silimathung 48 people
- Wothung 44 people

All 34 villages in Nafra

## Quick answers
- How far is Nachilang from Bomdila? 51 km by road
- What is the population of Nachilang? 68 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nachilang in? West Kameng district (Nafra sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nachilang? 48.1% (Census 2011)

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