Village · Thembang, West Kameng # Lagam Lagam is a village in Thembang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 42 people in 6 households, the 9th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 11.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 42.4%. - 42 people (2011) - 6 households - 11.1% literacy - 500 females per 1,000 males ## Lagam PIN code and other codes Lagam falls in Thembang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Dirang - Census village code 261709 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lagam from nearby towns? - Thembang (sub-district HQ) 41 km by road - Bomdila (district HQ) 59 km by road - Tezpur (nearest town) 218 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lagam? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Lagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Semnak - ○ 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 - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 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. ## Homes and amenities in Lagam Of every 100 households in Lagam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lagam · ■ Thembang rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 85% - Toilet within the home 0% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 0% 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 0% 32% - Mobile phone 33% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 33% 38% - Own their home 83% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lagam? ■ Lagam · ■ Thembang rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 11.1% 42.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 500 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 1077 - Working population 38.1% 51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 12.5% for men and 8.3% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Household industry 7 (44%) · ■ Other work 1 (6%) · ■ Marginal 8 (50%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thembang - Cherrong 91 people - Pangma 69 people - Semnak 50 people - Gonthung 42 people - Lachong 37 people - Daspam 5 people All 12 villages in Thembang ## Quick answers - How far is Lagam from Bomdila? 59 km by road - What is the population of Lagam? 42 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lagam in? West Kameng district (Thembang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lagam? 11.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/thembang/lagam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.