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About Kelengteng Village

Kelengteng is a small village in Zemithang tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 58 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,259 females per 1000 males.

Kelengteng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelengteng village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil Zemithang
Population 131
Male Population 58
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,259
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 Kelengteng compares

By the 2011 count Kelengteng is the 9th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 163 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1155.

Getting to Kelengteng

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

Kelengteng lies about 16 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 111 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 Kelengteng
Tehsil headquarters Zemithang under 2 km
District headquarters Tawang 16 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 111 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 134 km

Villages closest to Kelengteng

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelengteng village had a population of 131. That makes it the 9th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 163 residents.

Kelengteng village has 58 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelengteng has about 1259 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1155.

Kelengteng falls under Zemithang tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kelengteng is Harisinga, about 111 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 Kelengteng.

Kelengteng is about 16 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelengteng is in Zemithang tehsil of Tawang district. Zemithang is about under 2 km away. Tawang is about 16 km away. Harisinga is about 111 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zemithang H Q (under 2 km), Gorsam (under 2 km) and Muchut (1.6 km).

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

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