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About Gangte Village

Gangte is a small village in Sangram tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 174 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 791118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangte village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Sangram
Pincode 791118
Population 348
Male Population 174
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gangte compares

By the 2011 count Gangte is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Gangte

Gangte is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gangte as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangte from other places

Gangte lies about 17 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 76 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gangte
Tehsil headquarters Sangram under 2 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 17 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 76 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 80 km

Villages closest to Gangte

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sangram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gangte

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangte village had a population of 348. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Gangte village has 174 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangte has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Gangte is 791118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangte falls under Sangram tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangte is Siajuli, about 76 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Gangte.

Gangte is about 17 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangte is in Sangram tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Sangram is about under 2 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 17 km away. Siajuli is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangram H Q (under 2 km), Napah (under 2 km) and Nyeya (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gangte today is likely to be higher.

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