Village · Gangte, Kurung Kumey
# Pukpe

Pukpe is a village in Gangte sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 79 people in 13 households, the 29th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.1%.
- 79 people (2011)
- 13 households
- 73.8% literacy
- 1,548 females per 1,000 males

## Pukpe PIN code and other codes

Pukpe falls in Gangte sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Chambang
- Census village code 265583

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pukpe from nearby towns?
- Gangte (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ) 300 km by road
- Gangte (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pukpe?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Pukpe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gangte
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ 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.

## Homes and amenities in Pukpe

Of every 100 households in Pukpe in 2011, 0 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Pukpe · ■ Gangte rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 0%
- Toilet within the home 29% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 71% 62%
- Tap water 0% 53%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 86% 18%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 86% 15%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 3%
- None of these assets 14% 53%
- Own their home 100% 100%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pukpe?

■ Pukpe · ■ Gangte rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.8% 49.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1548 1127
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 636 977
- Working population 70.9% 45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 75.6% for women. 52% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 26 (46%) · ■ Household industry 3 (5%) · ■ Marginal 27 (48%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gangte
- Raiga II 84 people
- Taliyer 84 people
- Mencha 80 people
- Phoi 79 people
- Techipu 74 people
- Gongbing 72 people
- Kamrung-III 72 people
- Higio II 71 people

All 67 villages in Gangte

## Quick answers
- How far is Pukpe from Koloriang? 300 km by road
- What is the population of Pukpe? 79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukpe in? Kurung Kumey district (Gangte sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pukpe? 73.8% (Census 2011)

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