Village · Parang, Papum Pare # Gangtung Gangtung is a village in Parang sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 54 people in 12 households, the 13th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 54 people (2011) - 12 households - 62.5% literacy - 3,154 females per 1,000 males ## Gangtung PIN code and other codes Gangtung falls in Parang sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Sagalee - Census village code 262641 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangtung from nearby towns? - Parang (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Yupia (district HQ) 133 km by road - Sagalee (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangtung? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Gangtung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Seema - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sagalee - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yupia - ○ 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 - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangtung known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Products made here include cane chair, cane bag and wooden table. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangtung Of every 100 households in Gangtung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangtung · ■ Parang rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 75% - Toilet within the home 0% 30% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 67% - Tap water 42% 30% - Drinking water within premises 0% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 25% 28% - Television 0% 5% - Mobile phone 0% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 7% - None of these assets 100% 52% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gangtung? ■ Gangtung · ■ Parang rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.5% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 3154 1051 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 1250 - Working population 37.0% 37.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.5% for men and 67.6% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 20 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Parang - Taloriang 83 people - Dadek 80 people - Yaya 77 people - Seema 76 people - Sangia Gyabe 51 people - Tar 37 people - Taipu 18 people - Qungte 11 people All 17 villages in Parang ## Quick answers - How far is Gangtung from Yupia? 133 km by road - What is the population of Gangtung? 54 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangtung in? Papum Pare district (Parang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gangtung? 62.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/parang/gangtung/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.