Tawang District

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District Border:

East	West Kameng
West	Bhutan
North	Tibet
South	Bhutan

District HQ: Tawang

Distance from State Capital (in km): 575.0

Area (in Sq. KM)	Numbers of
Area (in Sq. KM)	Villages	CD Block	Gaon Panchayat	Mahakuma Parishad
2172	181	3	55	1

Source : Statistical Abstract of Arunachal Pradesh 2006

Total forest area: 1230 Sq. KM

Parliamentary constituency: 1 - Arunachal West.

Sub Divisions / Blocks / Circles under Tawang District:

Sub Divisions	Name of Blocks	Name of Circles
1. Tawang	i) Tawang	a) Tawang
		b) Kitpi
		c) Bongkhar
2. Jang	ii) Mukto-Thimbu	a) Thingbu
		b) Mukto
		c) Jang
3. Lumla	iii) Lumla	a) Lumla
		b) Zemithang
		c) Dudunghar

Source : Statistical Abstract of Arunachal Pradesh 2006

Demography:

Population 2001			Sex Ratio (2001)	Density (2001)	Decadal Growth rate 1991-2001
Persons	Male	Female
38924	21846	17078	782	18	37.6

Source : Statistical Abstract of Arunachal Pradesh 2006

Literacy rate
Total %	Male	Female
47.3	11160	4177

Source : Statistical Abstract of Arunachal Pradesh 2006

Police Station: Jang, Tawang,Lumla

Towns of the District: Tawang

Educational Institute:

Institute Type	Nos.
Higher secondry school	04
High school	04
Middle school	23
Primary school	57
Pre primary school	NA

Source : Statistical Abstract of Arunachal Pradesh 2006

Major Language

English, Hindi, Local Dialect

District is linked by	Industrial Estate	Tourist Sports
Roadways	Tawang	Tawang

Source: Statistical Abstract of Arunachal Pradesh, 2004

Banking Services (Nos.):

Branches of State Bank of India	3
Branches of A.P. Co-operative Apex Bank	2

Postal and Telecom Services (Nos.):

Sub-post Office	3
EDBPO’s	10
Telephone office	1
Telephone Exchanges	6
Telephone Connection	2466
STD Facilities	491
No. of PCO’s	80

Source : Statistical Abstract of Arunachal Pradesh 2006