Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang # Urgelling Urgelling is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 325 people in 34 households, the 8th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 325 people (2011) - 34 households - 91.2% literacy - 1,196 females per 1,000 males ## Urgelling PIN code and other codes Urgelling falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261456 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Urgelling from nearby towns? - Tawang (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Urgelling? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Urgelling; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Tawang - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tawang - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 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 Urgelling known for? The main crops are paddy, millet 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 Urgelling Of every 100 households in Urgelling in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 30 a car. ■ Urgelling · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 94% - Toilet within the home 100% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 14% - Tap water 100% 78% - Drinking water within premises 89% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 89% 55% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 11% 42% - Use banking services 100% 85% - Television 82% 62% - Mobile phone 0% 43% - Computer with internet 15% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 2% - Car / jeep / van 30% 10% - None of these assets 11% 24% - Own their home 96% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Urgelling? ■ Urgelling · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 91.2% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1196 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1100 1004 - Working population 31.4% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.9% for men and 86.5% for women. 34% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 17 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 70 (69%) · ■ Marginal 13 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle - Thongleng 377 people - Kyableng 370 people - 8 K.M. Labour Camp 348 people - Lemberdung 328 people - Maidung 317 people - Mandrelling 279 people - Pamaghar 248 people - Gyangkhar 239 people All 77 villages in Tawang Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Urgelling from Tawang? 4 km by road - What is the population of Urgelling? 325 (Census 2011) - Which district is Urgelling in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Urgelling? 91.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/urgelling/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.