Village · Kitpi Circle, Tawang # Tengteng Tengteng is a village in Kitpi Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 47 people in 14 households, the 20th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%. - 47 people (2011) - 14 households - 55.3% literacy - 1,350 females per 1,000 males ## Tengteng PIN code and other codes Tengteng falls in Kitpi Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Kitpi - Census village code 261522 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tengteng from nearby towns? - Kitpi (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tengteng? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Tengteng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Khardung - ○ 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 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 20 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 Tengteng known for? The main crops are maize, potato and paddy. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and tungkim. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tengteng Of every 100 households in Tengteng in 2011, 93 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tengteng · ■ Kitpi Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 96% - Toilet within the home 100% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 22% - Tap water 100% 70% - Drinking water within premises 0% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 46% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 53% - Use banking services 100% 90% - Television 21% 54% - Mobile phone 36% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 7% - None of these assets 43% 26% - Own their home 100% 80% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tengteng? ■ Tengteng · ■ Kitpi Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.3% 54.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1350 1080 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 3500 905 - Working population 57.4% 52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 35.0% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 12 (44%) · ■ Other work 2 (7%) · ■ Marginal 13 (48%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kitpi Circle - Beghar 65 people - Boksar 64 people - Lhargong 58 people - Kitpi 53 people - Boimkang 41 people - Bongbong/Chaksam 40 people - Bathung 39 people - Themkhar 38 people All 31 villages in Kitpi Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Tengteng from Tawang? 35 km by road - What is the population of Tengteng? 47 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tengteng in? Tawang district (Kitpi Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tengteng? 55.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/kitpi-circle/tengteng/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.