Village · Mukto Circle, Tawang # Gyandong Gyandong is a village in Mukto Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 366 people in 89 households, the 5th largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.7%. - 366 people (2011) - 89 households - 35.6% literacy - 1,068 females per 1,000 males ## Gyandong PIN code and other codes Gyandong falls in Mukto Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Mukto-Bongkhar - Census village code 261586 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gyandong from nearby towns? - Mukto (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 72 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gyandong? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gyandong; 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 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 Gyandong 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 Gyandong Of every 100 households in Gyandong in 2011, 70 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gyandong · ■ Mukto Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 70% 90% - Toilet within the home 87% 92% - No toilet (open defecation) 11% 8% - Tap water 98% 85% - Drinking water within premises 7% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90% - Use banking services 14% 40% - Television 7% 25% - Mobile phone 18% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 1% 4% - None of these assets 80% 56% - Own their home 94% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gyandong? ■ Gyandong · ■ Mukto Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 35.6% 44.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1068 898 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 957 - Working population 53.6% 49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 41.8% for men and 29.7% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 59 (30%) · ■ Other work 18 (9%) · ■ Marginal 119 (61%) 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 - Gongkhar 545 people - Sherjong Mukto H.Q. 446 people - Mirba 269 people - Gomkelleng 155 people All 7 villages in Mukto Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Gyandong from Tawang? 72 km by road - What is the population of Gyandong? 366 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gyandong in? Tawang district (Mukto Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gyandong? 35.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/mukto-circle/gyandong/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.