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About Gomkang Village

Gomkang is a small village in TAWANG CIRCLE tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 18 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males.

Gomkang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gomkang village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil TAWANG CIRCLE
Population 36
Male Population 18
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Gomkang compares

By the 2011 count Gomkang is the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 125 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Gomkang

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

Gomkang lies about 5.4 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 94 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 Gomkang
Tehsil headquarters TAWANG CIRCLE 5.4 km
District headquarters Tawang 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 94 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 114 km

Villages closest to Gomkang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in TAWANG 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 Gomkang

As per the Census of India 2011, Gomkang village had a population of 36. That makes it the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 125 residents.

Gomkang village has 18 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gomkang has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Gomkang falls under TAWANG CIRCLE tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gomkang is Harisinga, about 94 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 Gomkang.

Gomkang is about 5.4 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gomkang is in TAWANG CIRCLE tehsil of Tawang district. TAWANG CIRCLE is about 5.4 km away. Tawang is about 5.4 km away. Harisinga is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gormang (under 2 km), Teli (under 2 km) and Famla (under 2 km).

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

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