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

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Village · Nafra, West Kameng 

# Najang

Najang is a village in Nafra sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **143 people in 24 households**, the 20th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.

- 143people (2011)
- 24households
- 47.2%literacy
- 1,200females per 1,000 males

## Najang PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNafra
- Census village code261727

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

## How far is Najang from nearby towns?

- Nafra (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)77 km by road
- Bomdila (nearest town)77 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 Najang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 15 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 Najang known for?

About 7% of the 55 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 Najang

Of every 100 households in Najang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Najang · ■ Nafra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**69%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****4%**

**48%

Television ****0%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****79%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Najang?

■ Najang · ■ Nafra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%**

**51.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1200**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**958

Working population ****72.7%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.3% for men and 40.7% for women. 72% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (8%) · **■** Marginal 33 (32%)

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

- Janaching183 people
- Khazalang182 people
- Sanchipam161 people
- West Sachung144 people
- Nijung112 people
- Najangpong105 people
- Duthang102 people
- Dingchang91 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Najang from Bomdila?77 km by road
- What is the population of Najang?143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Najang in?West Kameng district (Nafra sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Najang?47.2% (Census 2011)