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

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Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang 

# Thongleng

Thongleng is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **377 people in 110 households**, the 4th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 377people (2011)
- 110households
- 22.9%literacy
- 1,179females per 1,000 males

## Thongleng PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockTawang
- Census village code261493

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

## How far is Thongleng from nearby towns?

- Tawang (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)35 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 Thongleng?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Thongleng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Thongleng 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 Thongleng

Of every 100 households in Thongleng in 2011, 98 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thongleng · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**14%

Tap water ****55%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**42%

Use banking services ****99%**

**85%

Television ****43%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****43%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Thongleng?

■ Thongleng · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.9%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1179**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**1004

Working population ****61.3%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 24.1% for men and 21.9% for women. 61% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 173 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (9%) · **■** Marginal 35 (15%)

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

- Seru671 people
- Shyo488 people
- Tawang Gompa422 people
- Kyableng370 people
- 8 K.M. Labour Camp348 people
- Lemberdung328 people
- Urgelling325 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Thongleng from Tawang?35 km by road
- What is the population of Thongleng?377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thongleng in?Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thongleng?22.9% (Census 2011)