Village · Shergaon, West Kameng
# Tenzingaon

Tenzingaon is a village in Shergaon sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 728 people in 209 households, the 2nd largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.
- 728 people (2011)
- 209 households
- 54.1% literacy
- 1,180 females per 1,000 males

## Tenzingaon PIN code and other codes

Tenzingaon falls in Shergaon sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Kalaktang
- Census village code 261773

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

## How far is Tenzingaon from nearby towns?
- Shergaon (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ) 86 km by road
- Kalaktang (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Tenzingaon?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Tenzingaon; 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
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kalaktang
- ○ 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
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tenzingaon known for?

The main crops are apple and kiwi. Products made here include handmade paper and hand made utensils. About 1% of the 2,130 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tenzingaon

Of every 100 households in Tenzingaon in 2011, 96 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Tenzingaon · ■ Shergaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 94%
- Toilet within the home 63% 51%
- No toilet (open defecation) 37% 48%
- Tap water 99% 97%
- Drinking water within premises 87% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 32% 33%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 67% 66%
- Use banking services 39% 51%
- Television 72% 60%
- Mobile phone 51% 25%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 8%
- None of these assets 12% 26%
- Own their home 70% 65%

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

## What is the population of Tenzingaon?

■ Tenzingaon · ■ Shergaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.1% 65.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1180 890
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 944 909
- Working population 54.4% 52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 53.6% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 199 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 183 (46%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shergaon
- Shergaon 1,393 people
- Jigaon 579 people
- Yokmupam 130 people
- Demachang 125 people
- Mushaksing 102 people

All 10 villages in Shergaon

## Quick answers
- How far is Tenzingaon from Bomdila? 86 km by road
- What is the population of Tenzingaon? 728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tenzingaon in? West Kameng district (Shergaon sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tenzingaon? 54.1% (Census 2011)

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