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

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Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang 

# Sakpret

Sakpret is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 54 households**, the 15th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 184people (2011)
- 54households
- 45.6%literacy
- 1,390females per 1,000 males

## Sakpret PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockTawang
- Census village code261490

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

## How far is Sakpret from nearby towns?

- Tawang (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)32 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 Sakpret?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sakpret; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tawang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Sakpret known for?

The main crops are **millet, maize and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sakpret

Of every 100 households in Sakpret in 2011, 90 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sakpret · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**14%

Tap water ****14%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**42%

Use banking services ****92%**

**85%

Television ****37%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**10%

None of these assets ****47%**

**24%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Sakpret?

■ Sakpret · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.6%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1390**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2250**

**1004

Working population ****59.8%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.9% for men and 46.1% for women. 71% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (11%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Pamaghar248 people
- Gyangkhar239 people
- Surbi209 people
- Changprong201 people
- Teli173 people
- Jamyang Choikorling Gonpa166 people
- Saikhar139 people
- Shabur132 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakpret from Tawang?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sakpret?184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakpret in?Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakpret?45.6% (Census 2011)