Village · Thembang, West Kameng # Cherrong Cherrong is a village in Thembang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 91 people in 22 households, the 5th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 42.4%. - 91 people (2011) - 22 households - 29.3% literacy - 717 females per 1,000 males ## Cherrong PIN code and other codes Cherrong falls in Thembang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Dirang - Census village code 261704 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Cherrong from nearby towns? - Thembang (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Bomdila (district HQ) 42 km by road - Tezpur (nearest town) 201 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Cherrong? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Cherrong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dirang Hq - ○ 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 - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Cherrong known for? The main crops are cabbage, potato and kindey beans. Products made here include carpet, sheep wool blanket, bamboo basket and wooden mask. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Cherrong Of every 100 households in Cherrong in 2011, 43 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Cherrong · ■ Thembang rural average - Electricity for lighting 43% 85% - Toilet within the home 5% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 93% - Tap water 43% 83% - Drinking water within premises 0% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 86% - Use banking services 0% 14% - Television 5% 32% - Mobile phone 19% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 81% 38% - Own their home 90% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Cherrong? ■ Cherrong · ■ Thembang rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 29.3% 42.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 717 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 1077 - Working population 47.3% 51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 29.2% for men and 29.4% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 28 (65%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (12%) · ■ Household industry 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 6 (14%) · ■ Marginal 3 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thembang - Namsu 500 people - Thembang H.Q. 254 people - Panchavati 136 people - Chandar 108 people - Pangma 69 people - Semnak 50 people - Gonthung 42 people - Lagam 42 people All 12 villages in Thembang ## Quick answers - How far is Cherrong from Bomdila? 42 km by road - What is the population of Cherrong? 91 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherrong in? West Kameng district (Thembang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Cherrong? 29.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/thembang/cherrong/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.