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{{Short description|Town in Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jang
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| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| pushpin_map = India Arunachal Pradesh#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.58337|91.98020|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tawang district]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 191
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 2905
| population_total = 5,480
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 790105
| registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|AR]]
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Census of India|Census]] code
| blank_info_sec1 = 264533
| website = {{url|tawang.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
| area_code = 03794<ref>{{cite web |title=JANG Pin Code - 790105, Tang All Post Office Areas PIN Codes, Search TAWANG Post Office Address |url=https://news.abplive.com/pincode/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/jang-pincode-790105.html |website=news.abplive.com |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref>
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'''Jang''' is a tourist destination, town and subdivision in '''Jang Valley''' in [[Tawang district]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] state of [[India]]. It lies on [[National Highway 13 (India)|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=DISTRICT/ CIRCLE- WISE POPULATION OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH AS PER 2011 CENSUS |url=https://dcmsme.gov.in/old/dips/state_wise_dips/STATE%20PROFILE%20OF%20ARUNACHAL%20%20PRADESH,%202015_14316.pdf |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> '''Jang Hydal Plant''', near the base of [[Nuranang Falls]] (Jang Falls), is a small [[Hydroelectricity|hydel]] plant which generates electricity for local use.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nuranang Waterfall Jang, Tawang {{!}} Tawang District, Government of Arunachal Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://tawang.nic.in/tourist-place/nuranang-waterfall-jang-tawang/ |access-date=2022-10-12 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jung Waterfalls {{!}} Nuranang Falls {{!}} Bong Bong Falls {{!}} jang falls tawang |url=https://www.gosahin.com/places-to-visit/jung-waterfalls/ |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=Gosahin - Explore Unexplored Destinations |language=en}}</ref>

== Demography ==
Jang subdivision has a total of 8 villages. Below is the list of villages under the Jang subdivision:
{| class="wikitable"
!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<ref>{{cite news |last1=Riba |first1=Moji |title=Lights, camera and anticipation {{!}} The Arunachal Times |url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2019/06/30/lights-camera-and-anticipation/ |access-date=15 July 2022 |publisher=The Arunachal Times |date=30 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jung Falls: A Sensational Setting! - Be On The Road {{!}} Live your Travel Dream! |url=https://www.beontheroad.com/2011/01/jung-falls-sensational-setting.html |website=www.beontheroad.com |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> and [[Jaswant Singh Rawat#Jaswantgarh|Jaswant Garh War Memorial]] commemorating [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (posthumous) [[Jaswant Singh Rawat]]'s fearless fight unto death during [[Jaswant Singh Rawat#Battle|Battle of Nooranang]] in [[Sino-Indian War|Sino-Indian war]] in 1962, driving 40 Km from Tawang.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nuranang Waterfall Jang, Tawang {{!}} Tawang District, Government of Arunachal Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://tawang.nic.in/tourist-place/nuranang-waterfall-jang-tawang/ |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Sela Tunnel]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Tawang district]]

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GarryNeuhaus77 at 03:12, 26 December 2025