Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang # Kangteng Kangteng is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 22 people in 5 households, the 50th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 22 people (2011) - 5 households - 33.3% literacy - 833 females per 1,000 males ## Kangteng PIN code and other codes Kangteng falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261472 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kangteng from nearby towns? - Tawang (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kangteng? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Kangteng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station 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 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 Kangteng known for? The main crops are millet, wheat and potato. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kangteng Of every 100 households in Kangteng in 2011, 83 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kangteng · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 94% - Toilet within the home 83% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 17% 14% - Tap water 50% 78% - Drinking water within premises 0% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 55% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 42% - Use banking services 100% 85% - Television 67% 62% - Mobile phone 100% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 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). ## What is the population of Kangteng? ■ Kangteng · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 33.3% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 833 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 1004 - Working population 54.5% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 40.0% for men and 25.0% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (83%) · ■ Other work 2 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle - Kitkhar 37 people - Gomkang 36 people - Paidhar 33 people - Lamrong 28 people - Shepeadung 20 people - Dumgree 17 people - Gangkardung 16 people - Tengpuche Gonpa 15 people All 77 villages in Tawang Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Kangteng from Tawang? 24 km by road - What is the population of Kangteng? 22 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kangteng in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kangteng? 33.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/kangteng/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.