# Dahung Village, Singchung, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Singchung, West Kameng 

# Dahung

Dahung is a village in Singchung sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **93 people in 25 households**, the 23rd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 93people (2011)
- 25households
- 60.3%literacy
- 824females per 1,000 males

## Dahung PIN code and other codes

Dahung falls in Singchung sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockSingchung
- Census village code261815

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

## How far is Dahung from nearby towns?

- Singchung (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)27 km by road
- Rupa (nearest town)12 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 Dahung?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dahung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rupa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Dahung

Of every 100 households in Dahung in 2011, 89 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dahung · ■ Singchung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**30%

Tap water ****93%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**44%

Use banking services ****75%**

**64%

Television ****82%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

Own their home ****61%**

**39%

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 Dahung?

■ Dahung · ■ Singchung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**570

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**943

Working population ****39.8%**

**57.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 41.2% for women. 67% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Other work 37 (100%)

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 Singchung

- Teringpam129 people
- Ditching102 people
- Dikhiyang98 people
- Mago Pam96 people
- Namfri90 people
- Sachida75 people
- Ramu63 people
- Lichini52 people

[All 31 villages in Singchung](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/singchung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dahung from Bomdila?27 km by road
- What is the population of Dahung?93 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahung in?West Kameng district (Singchung sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dahung?60.3% (Census 2011)