# Gemreteng Village, Lhou, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lhou, Tawang 

# Gemreteng

Gemreteng is a village in Lhou sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **24 people in 8 households**, the 20th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.3%.

- 24people (2011)
- 8households
- 66.7%literacy
- 714females per 1,000 males

## Gemreteng PIN code and other codes

Gemreteng falls in Lhou sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockTawang
- Census village code261576

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

## How far is Gemreteng from nearby towns?

- Lhou (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)28 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 Gemreteng?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gemreteng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Yanla Gompa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tawang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 h winter

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 Gemreteng known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and namlham. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gemreteng

Of every 100 households in Gemreteng in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gemreteng · ■ Lhou rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**64%

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

**22%

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

**31%

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

**68%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****12%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****38%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Gemreteng?

■ Gemreteng · ■ Lhou rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**41.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****714**

**546

Working population ****58.3%**

**69.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.5% for men and 80.0% for women. 50% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 14 (100%)

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 Lhou

- Jobrang47 people
- Singsore Ani Gompa46 people
- Brukpaleng45 people
- Lumkang26 people
- Dungkhar19 people
- Shakpaleng14 people
- Menteng12 people
- Lugudung10 people

[All 25 villages in Lhou](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/lhou/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gemreteng from Tawang?28 km by road
- What is the population of Gemreteng?24 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gemreteng in?Tawang district (Lhou sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gemreteng?66.7% (Census 2011)