Village · Bongkhar, Tawang # Kharungmet Kharungmet is a village in Bongkhar sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 18 people in 6 households, the 13th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.2%. - 18 people (2011) - 6 households - 37.5% literacy - 800 females per 1,000 males ## Kharungmet PIN code and other codes Kharungmet falls in Bongkhar sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Mukto-Bongkhar - Census village code 261602 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kharungmet from nearby towns? - Bongkhar (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 97 km by road - Lumla (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kharungmet? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Kharungmet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tawang - ○ 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 - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kharungmet known for? The main crops are paddy, millet and maize. Products made here include wood carving and bamboo mat. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kharungmet Of every 100 households in Kharungmet in 2011, 0 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. ■ Kharungmet · ■ Bongkhar rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 92% - Toilet within the home 0% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86% - Tap water 0% 91% - Drinking water within premises 0% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 0% 48% - Television 0% 39% - Mobile phone 0% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 17% 32% - Own their home 83% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kharungmet? ■ Kharungmet · ■ Bongkhar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 37.5% 43.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 800 1184 - Working population 66.7% 50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.0% for men and 25.0% for women. 60% of men and 75% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 12 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bongkhar - Dungshingmang 65 people - Zamzimba 55 people - Bardung 19 people - Kharungdong 18 people - Thangarkharung 16 people All 14 villages in Bongkhar ## Quick answers - How far is Kharungmet from Tawang? 97 km by road - What is the population of Kharungmet? 18 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharungmet in? Tawang district (Bongkhar sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kharungmet? 37.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/bongkhar/kharungmet/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.