Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang # Gyangkhar Gyangkhar is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 239 people in 47 households, the 12th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 239 people (2011) - 47 households - 71.1% literacy - 1,173 females per 1,000 males ## Gyangkhar PIN code and other codes Gyangkhar falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261498 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gyangkhar from nearby towns? - Tawang (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gyangkhar? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Gyangkhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Lemberdung - ○ 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 Gyangkhar known for? The main crops are millet, maize and potato. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gyangkhar Of every 100 households in Gyangkhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 22 a car. ■ Gyangkhar · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 94% - Toilet within the home 98% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 14% - Tap water 100% 78% - Drinking water within premises 57% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 74% 55% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 16% 42% - Use banking services 94% 85% - Television 63% 62% - Mobile phone 72% 43% - Computer with internet 4% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 2% - Car / jeep / van 22% 10% - None of these assets 4% 24% - Own their home 65% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gyangkhar? ■ Gyangkhar · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.1% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1173 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 867 1004 - Working population 39.3% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 62.9% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 9 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 13 (14%) · ■ Other work 72 (77%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle - Urgelling 325 people - Maidung 317 people - Mandrelling 279 people - Pamaghar 248 people - Surbi 209 people - Changprong 201 people - Sakpret 184 people - Teli 173 people All 77 villages in Tawang Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Gyangkhar from Tawang? 13 km by road - What is the population of Gyangkhar? 239 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gyangkhar in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gyangkhar? 71.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/gyangkhar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.