# Upper Dzang Village, Nafra, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nafra, West Kameng 

# Upper Dzang

Upper Dzang is a village in Nafra sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 75 households**, the 4th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.

- 391people (2011)
- 75households
- 59.4%literacy
- 1,125females per 1,000 males

## Upper Dzang PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNafra
- Census village code261713

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

## How far is Upper Dzang from nearby towns?

- Nafra (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bo,Dila (nearest town)60 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 Upper Dzang?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Dzang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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 centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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.

## Homes and amenities in Upper Dzang

Of every 100 households in Upper Dzang in 2011, 53 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Upper Dzang · ■ Nafra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**69%

Tap water ****87%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**32%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****40%**

**48%

Television ****27%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**5%

None of these assets ****44%**

**52%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Upper Dzang?

■ Upper Dzang · ■ Nafra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**51.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1536**

**958

Working population ****81.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 58.5% for women. 86% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (10%) · **■** Marginal 280 (88%)

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

- Nafra H.Q.1,169 people
- Ditchik637 people
- Jerigaon534 people
- Dibbin390 people
- Khellong357 people
- Nakhu303 people
- Nachibon292 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Upper Dzang from Bomdila?60 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Dzang?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Dzang in?West Kameng district (Nafra sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Dzang?59.4% (Census 2011)