Jang | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Arunachal Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 27.5834°N 91.9802°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Arunachal Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tawang district |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 191 |
Elevation M: | 2905 |
Population Total: | 5,480 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 790105 |
Registration Plate: | AR |
Blank Name Sec1: | Census code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 264533 |
Area Code: | 03794[1] |
Jang is a tourist destination, town and subdivision in Jang Valley in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh state of India. It lies on NH-13 Trans-Arunachal Highway 40 km southwest of Tawang and north of Sela Tunnel/Sela Pass. As per the 2011 Census of India, Jang has a population of 5,480.[2] Jang Hydal Plant, near the base of Nuranang Falls (Jang Falls), is a small hydel plant which generates electricity for local use.[3] [4]
Jang subdivision has a total of 8 villages. Below is the list of villages under the Jang subdivision:
Villages | Population 2011 | |
---|---|---|
Thongsheng | 127 | |
Marmang | 497 | |
Kharsa | 691 | |
Namazing | 664 | |
Dungse | 1,770 | |
Yuthumbu | 1,363 | |
Nuranang RA III | 368 |
The Nuranang Falls or the Jang Falls, famous for Koyla movie's song shooting[5] [6] and Jaswant Garh War Memorial commemorating MVC (posthumous) Jaswant Singh Rawat's fearless fight unto death during Battle of Nooranang in Sino-Indian war in 1962, driving 40 Km from Tawang.[7]