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

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Village · Nafra, West Kameng 

# Rurang

Rurang is a village in Nafra sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **223 people in 36 households**, the 13th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.

- 223people (2011)
- 36households
- 60.7%literacy
- 843females per 1,000 males

## Rurang PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNafra
- Census village code261738

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

## How far is Rurang from nearby towns?

- Nafra (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)48 km by road
- Bomdila (nearest town)48 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 Rurang?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rurang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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 serviceunder 5 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)8 h summer · 6 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 Rurang known for?

About 19% of the 53 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 Rurang

Of every 100 households in Rurang in 2011, 94 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Rurang · ■ Nafra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**69%

Tap water ****97%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**32%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****50%**

**48%

Television ****50%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****39%**

**52%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Rurang?

■ Rurang · ■ Nafra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**51.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**958

Working population ****42.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 53.9% for women. 40% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 8 (8%) · **■** Marginal 87 (92%)

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

- Longtin279 people
- Khoina248 people
- Mathow237 people
- Saidle225 people
- Challan213 people
- Dibirick200 people
- Janaching183 people
- Khazalang182 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Rurang from Bomdila?48 km by road
- What is the population of Rurang?223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rurang in?West Kameng district (Nafra sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rurang?60.7% (Census 2011)