Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang # Changteng Changteng is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 68 people in 13 households, the 33rd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 68 people (2011) - 13 households - 84.5% literacy - 744 females per 1,000 males ## Changteng PIN code and other codes Changteng falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261511 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Changteng from nearby towns? - Tawang (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Changteng? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Changteng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker 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 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 Changteng known for? The main crops are paddy, millet and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Changteng Of every 100 households in Changteng in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Changteng · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 94% - Toilet within the home 8% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 14% - Tap water 15% 78% - Drinking water within premises 0% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 85% 55% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 15% 42% - Use banking services 100% 85% - Television 54% 62% - Mobile phone 62% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 10% - None of these assets 15% 24% - Own their home 100% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Changteng? ■ Changteng · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.5% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 744 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 1004 - Working population 60.3% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 79.2% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 14 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (15%) · ■ Other work 16 (39%) · ■ Marginal 5 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle - Famla 88 people - Bomba 85 people - Dharmakang 83 people - Tepsha 80 people - Shyajing 67 people - Unghar 66 people - Sohung 58 people - Gyanggit 54 people All 77 villages in Tawang Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Changteng from Tawang? 17 km by road - What is the population of Changteng? 68 (Census 2011) - Which district is Changteng in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Changteng? 84.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/changteng/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.