# Gossang Village, Jengging, Upper Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jengging, Upper Siang 

# Gossang

Gossang is a village in Jengging sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **196 people in 58 households**, the 7th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 196people (2011)
- 58households
- 50.0%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Gossang PIN code and other codes

Gossang falls in Jengging sub-district, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockJengging
- Census village code263990

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

## How far is Gossang from nearby towns?

- Jengging (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ)15 km by road
- Yingkiong (nearest town)15 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 Gossang?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gossang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yingkiong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jengging
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 22 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 Gossang known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Gossang

Of every 100 households in Gossang in 2011, 88 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gossang · ■ Jengging rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**86%

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

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**30%

Tap water ****84%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**80%

Use banking services ****61%**

**65%

Television ****27%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

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

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**69%

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 Gossang?

■ Gossang · ■ Jengging rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**808

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2500**

**1000

Working population ****59.2%**

**57.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.6% for men and 44.7% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 107 (92%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Jengging

- Bomdo444 people
- Janbo301 people
- Ramsing293 people
- Karko244 people
- Kinekibo118 people
- Pittung50 people
- Tageng33 people
- Tenemoka32 people

[All 13 villages in Jengging](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-siang/jengging/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gossang from Yingkiong?15 km by road
- What is the population of Gossang?196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gossang in?Upper Siang district (Jengging sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gossang?50.0% (Census 2011)