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About Tawang Gompa Village

Tawang Gompa is a small village in TAWANG CIRCLE tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422.

Tawang Gompa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tawang Gompa village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil TAWANG CIRCLE
Population 422
Male Population 422
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tawang Gompa compares

By the 2011 count Tawang Gompa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 125 residents.

Getting to Tawang Gompa

Tawang Gompa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tawang Gompa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tawang Gompa from other places

Tawang Gompa lies about under 2 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 96 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 Tawang Gompa
Tehsil headquarters TAWANG CIRCLE under 2 km
District headquarters Tawang under 2 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 96 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 118 km

Villages closest to Tawang Gompa

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 Tawang Gompa

As per the Census of India 2011, Tawang Gompa village had a population of 422. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 125 residents.

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

The nearest railway station to Tawang Gompa is Harisinga, about 96 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tawang Gompa.

Tawang Gompa is about under 2 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tawang Gompa is in TAWANG CIRCLE tehsil of Tawang district. TAWANG CIRCLE is about under 2 km away. Tawang is about under 2 km away. Harisinga is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thongleng (under 2 km), Sakpret (under 2 km) and Pamaghar (2.2 km).

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

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