# Dakahng Village, Rupa, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rupa, West Kameng 

# Dakahng

Dakahng is a village in Rupa sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **29 people in 7 households**, the 18th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 29people (2011)
- 7households
- 70.4%literacy
- 526females per 1,000 males

## Dakahng PIN code and other codes

Dakahng falls in Rupa sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKalaktang
- Census village code261784

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

## How far is Dakahng from nearby towns?

- Rupa (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)23 km by road
- Rupa (nearest town)3 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 Dakahng?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Dakahng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rupa
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rupa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river

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 Dakahng known for?

The main crops are **tomato and potato**. About 8% of the 60 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 Dakahng

Of every 100 households in Dakahng in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakahng · ■ Rupa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

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

**24%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****100%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**60%

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 Dakahng?

■ Dakahng · ■ Rupa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****526**

**931

Working population ****62.1%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 50.0% for women. 58% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 17 (94%) · **■** Marginal 1 (6%)

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 Rupa

- Khangpam74 people
- Dikshipam58 people
- Brokpublang44 people
- Dringshingpam35 people
- Boock25 people
- Aktam -Thungre23 people

[All 20 villages in Rupa](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/rupa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakahng from Bomdila?23 km by road
- What is the population of Dakahng?29 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakahng in?West Kameng district (Rupa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dakahng?70.4% (Census 2011)