Jang Town

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
Town
Jang Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India Show map of Arunachal Pradesh Jang Jang (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27.58337°N 91.98020°E / 27.58337; 91.98020
Country	India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Tawang district
Area
• Total	191 km2 (74 sq mi)
Elevation	2,905 m (9,531 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,480
• Density	28.7/km2 (74.3/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	790105
Area code	03794[1]
Vehicle registration	AR
Census code	264533
Website	tawang.nic.in

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

• Sela Tunnel