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About Gongkhar Village

Gongkhar is a mid sized village in MUKTO CIRCLE tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 332 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 642 females per 1000 males.

Gongkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gongkhar village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil MUKTO CIRCLE
Population 545
Male Population 332
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 642
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 Gongkhar compares

By the 2011 count Gongkhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Gongkhar

Gongkhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gongkhar 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 Gongkhar from other places

Gongkhar lies about 11 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Udalguri, about 92 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 Gongkhar
Tehsil headquarters MUKTO CIRCLE 11 km
District headquarters Tawang 11 km
Nearest railway station Udalguri 92 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 110 km

Villages closest to Gongkhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in MUKTO CIRCLE 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 Gongkhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gongkhar village had a population of 545. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Gongkhar village has 332 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gongkhar has about 642 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Gongkhar falls under MUKTO CIRCLE tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gongkhar is Udalguri, about 92 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 Gongkhar.

Gongkhar is about 11 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gongkhar is in MUKTO CIRCLE tehsil of Tawang district. MUKTO CIRCLE is about 11 km away. Tawang is about 11 km away. Udalguri is about 92 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gyandong (2.5 km), Mukto Village (3.0 km) and Sherjong Mukto H Q (3.0 km).

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

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