Town in Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Town in Arunachal Pradesh, India
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]
Demography
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
|
Tourist place
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]
See also
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