Village · Sangdupota, Papum Pare
# Gunggung

Gunggung is a village in Sangdupota sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 71 people in 6 households, the 25th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.
- 71 people (2011)
- 6 households
- 72.3% literacy
- 1,290 females per 1,000 males

## Gunggung PIN code and other codes

Gunggung falls in Sangdupota sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Balijan
- Census village code 262371

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

## How far is Gunggung from nearby towns?
- Sangdupota (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Itanagar (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gunggung?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gunggung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Poma
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yupia
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gunggung known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gunggung

Of every 100 households in Gunggung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Gunggung · ■ Sangdupota rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 92%
- Toilet within the home 0% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 67%
- Tap water 100% 95%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 77%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 100% 78%
- Television 50% 42%
- Mobile phone 100% 62%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 17% 34%
- Car / jeep / van 17% 11%
- None of these assets 0% 18%
- Own their home 100% 91%

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

## What is the population of Gunggung?

■ Gunggung · ■ Sangdupota rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.3% 67.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1290 1045
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 985
- Working population 33.8% 35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 67.6% for women. 35% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (62%) · ■ Other work 8 (33%) · ■ Marginal 1 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sangdupota
- Bam 80 people
- Rusi 80 people
- Inderjuli - II 79 people
- Lao 78 people
- Mebiaso - II 69 people
- Khamir 68 people
- Mebiaso 66 people
- Lower Rupung 65 people

All 48 villages in Sangdupota

## Quick answers
- How far is Gunggung from Yupia? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Gunggung? 71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunggung in? Papum Pare district (Sangdupota sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gunggung? 72.3% (Census 2011)

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