# Samteng Village, Kalaktang, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kalaktang, West Kameng 

# Samteng

Samteng is a village in Kalaktang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **26 people in 8 households**, the 21st largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 17.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 26people (2011)
- 8households
- 17.4%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Samteng PIN code and other codes

Samteng falls in Kalaktang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKalaktang
- Census village code261771

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

## How far is Samteng from nearby towns?

- Shergaon (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)69 km by road
- Rupa (nearest town)49 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 Samteng?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Samteng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Shergaon
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shergaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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 the population of Samteng?

■ Samteng · ■ Kalaktang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****17.4%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**882

Working population ****61.5%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.0% for men and 9.1% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (81%) · **■** Other work 2 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (6%)

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 Kalaktang

- Sanglem117 people
- Sumdrung114 people
- Warrangpam109 people
- Weizer95 people
- 900 Chain PWD Labour Camp8 people
- Lazala Gompa8 people
- 700 Chain PWD Labour Camp5 people

[All 24 villages in Kalaktang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/kalaktang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Samteng from Bomdila?69 km by road
- What is the population of Samteng?26 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samteng in?West Kameng district (Kalaktang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samteng?17.4% (Census 2011)