Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang
# Teli

Teli is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 173 people in 40 households, the 16th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.
- 173 people (2011)
- 40 households
- 53.9% literacy
- 1,190 females per 1,000 males

## Teli PIN code and other codes

Teli falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Tawang
- Census village code 261466

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Teli 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 Teli?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Teli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker 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 10+ 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 Teli 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 Teli

Of every 100 households in Teli in 2011, 100 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Teli · ■ Tawang Circle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 94%
- Toilet within the home 53% 86%
- No toilet (open defecation) 44% 14%
- Tap water 81% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 39% 55%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 61% 42%
- Use banking services 97% 85%
- Television 56% 62%
- Mobile phone 39% 43%
- Computer with internet 3% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 10%
- None of these assets 17% 24%
- Own their home 89% 82%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Teli?

■ Teli · ■ Tawang Circle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 53.9% 59.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1190 924
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 1004
- Working population 46.2% 48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 47.1% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 24 (30%) · ■ Other work 56 (70%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle
- Gyangkhar 239 people
- Surbi 209 people
- Changprong 201 people
- Sakpret 184 people
- Jamyang Choikorling Gonpa 166 people
- Saikhar 139 people
- Shabur 132 people
- Kegorbteng 125 people

All 77 villages in Tawang Circle

## Quick answers
- How far is Teli from Tawang? 13 km by road
- What is the population of Teli? 173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Teli in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Teli? 53.9% (Census 2011)

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