# Gahglong Village, Monigong, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Monigong, West Siang 

# Gahglong

Gahglong is a village in Monigong sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **91 people in 19 households**, the 17th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.6%.

- 91people (2011)
- 19households
- 51.5%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Gahglong PIN code and other codes

Gahglong falls in Monigong sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMonigong
- Census village code263393

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

## How far is Gahglong from nearby towns?

- Monigong (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)143 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)143 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 Gahglong?

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

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Monigong
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mechuka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dapotijo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

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 Gahglong known for?

The main crops are **millet, maize and wheat**. Products made here include bamboo basket, bamboo mat and cane chair. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gahglong

Of every 100 households in Gahglong in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahglong · ■ Monigong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**14%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****67%**

**12%

Television ****39%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****61%**

**53%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Gahglong?

■ Gahglong · ■ Monigong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**39.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**569

Working population ****39.6%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 40.6% for women. 34% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%)

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 Monigong

- Simuging107 people
- Geching101 people
- Kambe Dom96 people
- Yangrang95 people
- Yorkodom89 people
- Gapur83 people
- Labukar82 people
- Chingo81 people

[All 46 villages in Monigong](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/monigong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gahglong from Aalo?143 km by road
- What is the population of Gahglong?91 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahglong in?West Siang district (Monigong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahglong?51.5% (Census 2011)