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About Kangteng Village

Kangteng is a small village in TAWANG CIRCLE tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males.

Kangteng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangteng village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil TAWANG CIRCLE
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Kangteng compares

By the 2011 count Kangteng is the 50th 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, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kangteng

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

Kangteng lies about 5.6 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 95 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 Kangteng
Tehsil headquarters TAWANG CIRCLE 5.6 km
District headquarters Tawang 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 95 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 114 km

Villages closest to Kangteng

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 Kangteng

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangteng village had a population of 22. That makes it the 50th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 125 residents.

Kangteng village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangteng has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

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

The nearest railway station to Kangteng is Harisinga, about 95 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 Kangteng.

Kangteng is about 5.6 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangteng is in TAWANG CIRCLE tehsil of Tawang district. TAWANG CIRCLE is about 5.6 km away. Tawang is about 5.6 km away. Harisinga is about 95 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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