Village · Pizirang, East Kameng # Gumtung Gumtung is a village in Pizirang sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 217 people in 35 households, the 11th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 217 people (2011) - 35 households - 68.8% literacy - 736 females per 1,000 males ## Gumtung PIN code and other codes Gumtung falls in Pizirang sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Pakke-Kessang - Census village code 261958 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gumtung from nearby towns? - Pijirang (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Seppa (district HQ) 45 km by road - Seppa (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gumtung? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Gumtung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Seppa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gumtung known for? The main crops are paddy and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gumtung Of every 100 households in Gumtung in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gumtung · ■ Pizirang rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 0% - Toilet within the home 0% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 85% - Tap water 100% 71% - Drinking water within premises 0% 1% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 58% 36% - Television 0% 1% - Mobile phone 26% 7% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 6% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 45% 69% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gumtung? ■ Gumtung · ■ Pizirang rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.8% 56.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 736 1039 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 465 880 - Working population 39.2% 45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 59.7% for women. 36% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 72 (85%) · ■ Other work 10 (12%) · ■ Marginal 3 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pizirang - Taroyar 292 people - Ningcho 273 people - Kamrung 252 people - Balipota 225 people - Veo 175 people - Palin 164 people - Pipukoro 158 people - Laluwapa 152 people All 30 villages in Pizirang ## Quick answers - How far is Gumtung from Seppa? 45 km by road - What is the population of Gumtung? 217 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gumtung in? East Kameng district (Pizirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gumtung? 68.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-kameng/pizirang/gumtung/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.