# Torajan Village, Kangku, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kangku, West Siang 

# Torajan

Torajan is a village in Kangku sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **34 people in 10 households**, the 21st largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 34people (2011)
- 10households
- 83.3%literacy
- 1,125females per 1,000 males

## Torajan PIN code and other codes

Torajan falls in Kangku sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockLikabali
- Census village code263746

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

## How far is Torajan from nearby towns?

- Kangku (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)252 km by road
- Basar (nearest town)202 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 Torajan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Torajan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Likabali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumporijo
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes 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 Torajan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include galle, galuk and woolen shawl. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Torajan

Of every 100 households in Torajan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Torajan · ■ Kangku rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****92%**

**41%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**3%

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

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Torajan?

■ Torajan · ■ Kangku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**986

Working population ****29.4%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 75.0% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 9 (90%) · **■** Other work 1 (10%)

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 Kangku

- Laipulia59 people
- New Ngopi58 people
- Lower Borajan45 people
- Rate40 people
- Richi - Rite23 people
- Ruti19 people
- New Hime14 people

[All 26 villages in Kangku](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/kangku/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Torajan from Aalo?252 km by road
- What is the population of Torajan?34 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Torajan in?West Siang district (Kangku sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Torajan?83.3% (Census 2011)