Village · Thembang, West Kameng # Gonthung Gonthung is a village in Thembang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 42 people in 9 households, the 8th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 42.4%. - 42 people (2011) - 9 households - 37.8% literacy - 680 females per 1,000 males ## Gonthung PIN code and other codes Gonthung falls in Thembang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Dirang - Census village code 261707 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gonthung from nearby towns? - Thembang (sub-district HQ) 31 km by road - Bomdila (district HQ) 49 km by road - Tezpur (nearest town) 208 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gonthung? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Gonthung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dirang Hq - ○ 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 - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gonthung known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and barley. Products made here include carpet, woollen blanket, bamboo basket, wooden mask and wooden bowl. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gonthung Of every 100 households in Gonthung in 2011, 89 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gonthung · ■ Thembang rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 85% - Toilet within the home 11% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 89% 93% - Tap water 100% 83% - Drinking water within premises 11% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 56% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 44% 86% - Use banking services 44% 14% - Television 0% 32% - Mobile phone 78% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 11% 38% - Own their home 100% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gonthung? ■ Gonthung · ■ Thembang rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 37.8% 42.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 680 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 1077 - Working population 64.3% 51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 36.4% for men and 40.0% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 26 (96%) · ■ Other work 1 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thembang - Chandar 108 people - Cherrong 91 people - Pangma 69 people - Semnak 50 people - Lagam 42 people - Lachong 37 people - Daspam 5 people All 12 villages in Thembang ## Quick answers - How far is Gonthung from Bomdila? 49 km by road - What is the population of Gonthung? 42 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gonthung in? West Kameng district (Thembang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gonthung? 37.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/thembang/gonthung/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.