Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang # Gomkang Gomkang is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 36 people in 12 households, the 47th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 36 people (2011) - 12 households - 38.5% literacy - 1,000 females per 1,000 males ## Gomkang PIN code and other codes Gomkang falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261481 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gomkang from nearby towns? - Tawang (sub-district HQ) 29 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 29 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gomkang? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Gomkang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Shabur - ○ 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 Gomkang known for? The main crops are paddy, millet and maize. Products made here include shingka. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gomkang Of every 100 households in Gomkang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Gomkang · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 94% - Toilet within the home 64% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 36% 14% - Tap water 100% 78% - Drinking water within premises 73% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 55% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 54% 42% - Use banking services 100% 85% - Television 46% 62% - Mobile phone 54% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 9% 2% - Car / jeep / van 9% 10% - None of these assets 27% 24% - Own their home 91% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gomkang? ■ Gomkang · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 38.5% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 429 1004 - Working population 61.1% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.5% for men and 33.3% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 15 (68%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (9%) · ■ Household industry 1 (5%) · ■ Other work 4 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle - Gyangong Ani Gompa 45 people - Gyada 44 people - Bemathang Gonpa 39 people - Kitkhar 37 people - Paidhar 33 people - Lamrong 28 people - Kangteng 22 people - Shepeadung 20 people All 77 villages in Tawang Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Gomkang from Tawang? 29 km by road - What is the population of Gomkang? 36 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gomkang in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gomkang? 38.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/gomkang/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.