# Pungte Village, Palin, Kurung Kumey (Arunachal Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/kurung-kumey/palin/pungte/

Village · Palin, Kurung Kumey 

# Pungte

Pungte is a village in Palin sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **94 people in 17 households**, the 38th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 94people (2011)
- 17households
- 54.1%literacy
- 808females per 1,000 males

## Pungte PIN code and other codes

Pungte falls in Palin sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalin
- Census village code265225

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pungte from nearby towns?

- Palin (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ)105 km by road
- Palin (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pungte?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pungte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Amiji
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pungte known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pungte

Of every 100 households in Pungte in 2011, 0 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Pungte · ■ Palin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**65%

Tap water ****100%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****46%**

**57%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**10%

None of these assets ****50%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pungte?

■ Pungte · ■ Palin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****808**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****429**

**932

Working population ****40.4%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 47.2% for women. 33% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 31 (82%) · **■** Other work 5 (13%) · **■** Marginal 2 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Palin

- Tassar102 people
- Bokam99 people
- Tegdo97 people
- Galang95 people
- Salek93 people
- Dangdung92 people
- Jiirilangney86 people
- Pungmi85 people

[All 71 villages in Palin](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/kurung-kumey/palin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pungte from Koloriang?105 km by road
- What is the population of Pungte?94 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pungte in?Kurung Kumey district (Palin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pungte?54.1% (Census 2011)