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About Gangte Village

Gangte is a small village in Tarak Lengdi tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 30 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1660 hectares hectares.

Gangte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangte village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Tarak Lengdi
Area (hectares) 1660 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 30
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangte compares

By the 2011 count Gangte is the 19th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 106 residents. Its 1660 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Gangte

Gangte is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gangte as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangte from other places

Gangte lies about 50 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 57 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 Tarak Lengdi 16 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 50 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 57 km
Nearest town North Lakhimpur 73 km

Villages closest to Gangte

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarak Lengdi 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 65. That makes it the 19th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 106 residents.

Gangte village has 30 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangte has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Gangte covers 1660 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gangte is Subansiri, about 57 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangte.

Gangte is about 50 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 Tarak Lengdi tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Tarak Lengdi is about 16 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 50 km away. Subansiri is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarak Lengdi (16 km), Lengding (20 km) and Bump Hapa (25 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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