# Kangku Village, Kangku, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kangku, West Siang 

# Kangku

Kangku is a village in Kangku sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 50 households**, the 1st largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 273people (2011)
- 50households
- 78.3%literacy
- 1,100females per 1,000 males

## Kangku PIN code and other codes

Kangku falls in Kangku sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockLikabali
- Census village code263750

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

## How far is Kangku from nearby towns?

- Kangku (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)230 km by road
- Basar (nearest town)180 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 Kangku?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kangku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Uli
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Likabali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumporijo
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / 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 Kangku known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include galle, galuk and woolen shawl. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kangku

Of every 100 households in Kangku in 2011, 2 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kangku · ■ Kangku rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**82%

Tap water ****90%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**41%

Television ****44%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**14%

Own their home ****86%**

**97%

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 Kangku?

■ Kangku · ■ Kangku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**986

Working population ****52.0%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 71.9% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 117 (82%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 16 (11%)

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 Kangku

- Kamcham218 people
- Durpai211 people
- Upper Borajan207 people
- Bali Sori200 people

[All 26 villages in Kangku](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/kangku/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kangku from Aalo?230 km by road
- What is the population of Kangku?273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kangku in?West Siang district (Kangku sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kangku?78.3% (Census 2011)