# Lachong Village, Thembang, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Thembang, West Kameng 

# Lachong

Lachong is a village in Thembang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **37 people in 6 households**, the 10th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 42.4%.

- 37people (2011)
- 6households
- 21.4%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Lachong PIN code and other codes

Lachong falls in Thembang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261702

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

## How far is Lachong from nearby towns?

- Thembang (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)51 km by road
- Tezpur (nearest town)210 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 Lachong?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Lachong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Khellong
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dirang Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Lachong known for?

The main crops are **maize, potato and kindey beans**. Products made here include blanket. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lachong

Of every 100 households in Lachong in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lachong · ■ Thembang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**85%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****100%**

**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 ****17%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****33%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Lachong?

■ Lachong · ■ Thembang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.4%**

**42.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**1077

Working population ****59.5%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 15.4% for men and 26.7% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 20 (91%) · **■** Other work 2 (9%)

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 Thembang

- Pangma69 people
- Semnak50 people
- Gonthung42 people
- Lagam42 people
- Daspam5 people

[All 12 villages in Thembang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/thembang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lachong from Bomdila?51 km by road
- What is the population of Lachong?37 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachong in?West Kameng district (Thembang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lachong?21.4% (Census 2011)