# Gangkardung Village, Tawang Circle, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang 

# Gangkardung

Gangkardung is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **16 people in 4 households**, the 53rd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 16people (2011)
- 4households
- 71.4%literacy
- 1,286females per 1,000 males

## Gangkardung PIN code and other codes

Gangkardung falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockTawang
- Census village code261501

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

## How far is Gangkardung 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gangkardung?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Gangkardung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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 service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 14 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 Gangkardung known for?

The main crops are **apple and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gangkardung

Of every 100 households in Gangkardung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Gangkardung · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

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

**86%

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

**14%

Tap water ****50%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**42%

Use banking services ****75%**

**85%

Television ****75%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**82%

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 Gangkardung?

■ Gangkardung · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1286**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1004

Working population ****50.0%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 62.5% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (38%) · **■** Other work 4 (50%) · **■** Marginal 1 (12%)

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 Tawang Circle

- Lamrong28 people
- Kangteng22 people
- Shepeadung20 people
- Dumgree17 people
- Tengpuche Gonpa15 people
- Blemleng13 people
- Nodo12 people
- Labour Camp7 people

[All 77 villages in Tawang Circle](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangkardung from Tawang?17 km by road
- What is the population of Gangkardung?16 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangkardung in?Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangkardung?71.4% (Census 2011)