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About Gyandong Village

Gyandong is a small village in MUKTO CIRCLE tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 177 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males.

Gyandong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gyandong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil MUKTO CIRCLE
Population 366
Male Population 177
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
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 Gyandong compares

By the 2011 count Gyandong is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Gyandong

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

Gyandong lies about 9.1 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Udalguri, about 91 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 Gyandong
Tehsil headquarters MUKTO CIRCLE 9.1 km
District headquarters Tawang 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Udalguri 91 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 110 km

Villages closest to Gyandong

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 Gyandong

As per the Census of India 2011, Gyandong village had a population of 366. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Gyandong village has 177 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gyandong has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 870.

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

The nearest railway station to Gyandong is Udalguri, about 91 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 Gyandong.

Gyandong is about 9.1 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gyandong is in MUKTO CIRCLE tehsil of Tawang district. MUKTO CIRCLE is about 9.1 km away. Tawang is about 9.1 km away. Udalguri is about 91 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khet (under 2 km), Gongkhar (2.5 km) and Mukto Village (3.8 km).

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

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