Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang # Bumteng Bumteng is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 114 people in 32 households, the 23rd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 114 people (2011) - 32 households - 63.7% literacy - 900 females per 1,000 males ## Bumteng PIN code and other codes Bumteng falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261463 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bumteng from nearby towns? - Tawang (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bumteng? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Bumteng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bumteng known for? The main crops are millet, wheat and maize. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and monpa bag. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bumteng Of every 100 households in Bumteng in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bumteng · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 94% - Toilet within the home 100% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 14% - Tap water 53% 78% - Drinking water within premises 28% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 55% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 72% 42% - Use banking services 81% 85% - Television 69% 62% - Mobile phone 44% 43% - Computer with internet 3% 1% - Two-wheeler 3% 2% - Car / jeep / van 3% 10% - None of these assets 12% 24% - Own their home 66% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bumteng? ■ Bumteng · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.7% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 900 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1400 1004 - Working population 49.1% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 61.7% for women. 63% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 8 (14%) · ■ Other work 26 (46%) · ■ Marginal 22 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle - Shabur 132 people - Kegorbteng 125 people - Paikhar 120 people - Damgyen 115 people - Lebrang 107 people - Khartoth 103 people - Khinmey Gonpa 103 people - Khinmey 99 people All 77 villages in Tawang Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Bumteng from Tawang? 15 km by road - What is the population of Bumteng? 114 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bumteng in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bumteng? 63.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/bumteng/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.