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Orong Gewog has 27 villages with a total of 468 households comprising of 4626 people. Orong Gewog consists of mainly dry land. Maize is cultivated as the staple food crop in the Gewog. In lower part of the Gewog, double cropping of maize is usually practiced. The other crops like paddy, millets, mustard, legumes, buckwheat, beans and ginger are grown in this Gewog in small scale.
Statistics:
Estimated Area -179.03 Sq.Km
Chiwogs-18
Village-27
Households-468
Facilities:
RNRR center-1
Irrigation Channel-10.61 Kms.
Farm Road- 12.26Kms (Shekpashing to Orong )
Farm Road-16 Km (Orong to Wooling, under construction)
Bridge-4 (1 under construction)
BHU-1
ORC-3
No. of villages with telephone connection-15
No. of households with telephone connection-418
No. of households with RWSS- 418
No. of villages electrified- 5
No. of households electrified- 391
Education:
CPS-1
LSS-1
HSS-1
MSS-1
Non formal education center-3
Population:
Male-2353
Female-2273
Total-4626
Type of Land use
Chimsa- 44.6 Acres
Dry Land-1843.89 Acres
Wet Land – 66.05 Acres
Pangzhing-549.57 Acres
Orange Orchard – 33.85 Acres
Distance from Dzongkhag Head Quarter:
62.5 kms (Including 12.26 Kms of farm road from Shepashing)
Source: GPIS (Gewog Planning & Information System) submitted by Gewog Administrative Officer
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