Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang # Gyanggit Gyanggit is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 54 people in 16 households, the 37th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 54 people (2011) - 16 households - 10.0% literacy - 1,000 females per 1,000 males ## Gyanggit PIN code and other codes Gyanggit falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261465 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gyanggit from nearby towns? - Tawang (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gyanggit? 1 services counted by the Census are inside Gyanggit; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bomba - ○ 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 Gyanggit 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 Gyanggit Of every 100 households in Gyanggit in 2011, 88 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Gyanggit · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 94% - Toilet within the home 62% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 38% 14% - Tap water 6% 78% - Drinking water within premises 0% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 62% 55% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 38% 42% - Use banking services 100% 85% - Television 44% 62% - Mobile phone 31% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 6% 10% - None of these assets 38% 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 Gyanggit? ■ Gyanggit · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 10.0% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 924 - Working population 77.8% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 8.7% for men and 11.1% for women. 70% of men and 85% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 23 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 11 (26%) · ■ Marginal 7 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle - Changteng 68 people - Shyajing 67 people - Unghar 66 people - Sohung 58 people - Timelo 52 people - Bigha 48 people - Gormang 48 people - Yubu 47 people All 77 villages in Tawang Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Gyanggit from Tawang? 14 km by road - What is the population of Gyanggit? 54 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gyanggit in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gyanggit? 10.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/gyanggit/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.