Village · Nafra, West Kameng
# West Sachung

West Sachung is a village in Nafra sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 144 people in 19 households, the 19th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.
- 144 people (2011)
- 19 households
- 67.0% literacy
- 1,000 females per 1,000 males

## West Sachung PIN code and other codes

West Sachung falls in Nafra sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Nafra
- Census village code 261716

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

## How far is West Sachung from nearby towns?
- Nafra (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ) 112 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in West Sachung?

0 services counted by the Census are inside West Sachung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 3 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in West Sachung

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

■ West Sachung · ■ Nafra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 66%
- Toilet within the home 0% 31%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 69%
- Tap water 100% 81%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 32%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 86%
- Use banking services 0% 48%
- Television 0% 28%
- Mobile phone 0% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 100% 52%
- Own their home 53% 81%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of West Sachung?

■ West Sachung · ■ Nafra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.0% 51.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1133 958
- Working population 38.2% 49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 61.8% for women. 39% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 19 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (5%) · ■ Household industry 7 (13%) · ■ Other work 24 (44%) · ■ Marginal 2 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nafra
- Dibirick 200 people
- Janaching 183 people
- Khazalang 182 people
- Sanchipam 161 people
- Najang 143 people
- Nijung 112 people
- Najangpong 105 people
- Duthang 102 people

All 34 villages in Nafra

## Quick answers
- How far is West Sachung from Bomdila? 112 km by road
- What is the population of West Sachung? 144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is West Sachung in? West Kameng district (Nafra sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of West Sachung? 67.0% (Census 2011)

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