Village · Mukto Circle, Tawang
# Gongkhar

Gongkhar is a village in Mukto Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 545 people in 109 households, the 3rd largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.7%.
- 545 people (2011)
- 109 households
- 51.3% literacy
- 642 females per 1,000 males

## Gongkhar PIN code and other codes

Gongkhar falls in Mukto Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Mukto-Bongkhar
- Census village code 261587

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

## How far is Gongkhar from nearby towns?
- Mukto (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ) 66 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gongkhar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gongkhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre 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 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 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 Gongkhar known for?

The main crops are millet, maize and wheat. Products made here include bamboo made carpet and wood carving.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gongkhar

Of every 100 households in Gongkhar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gongkhar · ■ Mukto Circle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 90%
- Toilet within the home 94% 92%
- No toilet (open defecation) 4% 8%
- Tap water 83% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 23% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 90%
- Use banking services 42% 40%
- Television 26% 25%
- Mobile phone 33% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 4%
- None of these assets 48% 56%
- Own their home 95% 87%

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

## What is the population of Gongkhar?

■ Gongkhar · ■ Mukto Circle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.3% 44.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 642 898
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 531 957
- Working population 54.7% 49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 45.5% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 123 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 173 (58%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mukto Circle
- Khet 1,147 people
- Mukto Village 727 people
- Sherjong Mukto H.Q. 446 people
- Gyandong 366 people
- Mirba 269 people
- Gomkelleng 155 people

All 7 villages in Mukto Circle

## Quick answers
- How far is Gongkhar from Tawang? 66 km by road
- What is the population of Gongkhar? 545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gongkhar in? Tawang district (Mukto Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gongkhar? 51.3% (Census 2011)

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