# Damsong Village, Monigong, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Monigong, West Siang 

# Damsong

Damsong is a village in Monigong sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **59 people in 14 households**, the 34th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.6%.

- 59people (2011)
- 14households
- 22.0%literacy
- 1,185females per 1,000 males

## Damsong PIN code and other codes

Damsong falls in Monigong sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMonigong
- Census village code263368

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

## How far is Damsong from nearby towns?

- Monigong (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)159 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)159 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 Damsong?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Damsong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Karle
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mechuka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Damsong known for?

The main crops are **millet, maize and wheat**. Products made here include bamboo basket, bamboo mat and cane cap. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Damsong

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

■ Damsong · ■ Monigong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****8%**

**12%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****67%**

**53%

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 Damsong?

■ Damsong · ■ Monigong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.0%**

**39.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1185**

**1002

Working population ****44.1%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.6% for men and 15.6% for women. 44% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 26 (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 Monigong

- Puning66 people
- Pangri62 people
- Komte61 people
- Singbu61 people
- Ramo Sumi54 people
- Yadang45 people
- Pongte43 people
- Kote Sokong41 people

[All 46 villages in Monigong](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/monigong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Damsong from Aalo?159 km by road
- What is the population of Damsong?59 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damsong in?West Siang district (Monigong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Damsong?22.0% (Census 2011)