| Dzongkhag at A Glance | |||
| Pema Gatshel Dzongkhag, 2019 | |||
| INDICATORS | YEAR | ||
| 1. GENERAL | 2019 | ||
| Geographical Characteristics | |||
| Area (sq. km) | 1,022 | ||
| Altitude (masl.) | 445-3000+ | ||
| Administrative Tiers (Nos.) | |||
| Dungkhags | 1 | ||
| Gewogs | 11 | ||
| Chiwogs | 56 | ||
| Villages | 208 | ||
| Household | 6075 | ||
| Institutional Household | 108 | ||
| Gungtong as per PHCB 2017 | 849 | ||
| 2. POPULATION | 2019 | ||
| Total | 23713 | ||
| Male | 11957 | ||
| Female | 11756 | ||
| Population density (per sq. km) | 23 | ||
| 3. POVERTY RATE (TERMINAL) | |||
| Consumption Poverty Rate (2017) | 26.9 | ||
| Multi-dimensional Poverty Rate (2012 | 11.6 | ||
| GNH Index | 0.77 | ||
| Monthly Household Income (Average) | 12901 | ||
| 4. HEALTH | |||
| Infrastructure (Nos.) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indigenous Units | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Basic Health Units (BHUs) | |||
| BHU I | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BHU II | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Sub-post | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Outreach Clinics | |||
| With Sheds | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Without Sheds | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ambulance | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Health Personnel (Nos.) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Doctors | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Dungtshos (Indegenious Doctor) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sowai Menpa (Indegenious Medical Technicians) | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Nurses | 12 | 15 | 16 |
| Technicians | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Health Indicators | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Infant Mortality (in number) | 6 | 11 | 7 |
| Crude Birth Rate (Per 1,000 population) | 20.4 | 17 | 13 |
| Crude Death Rate (Per 1,000 population) | 5.2 | 5 | 6 |
| Maternal Mortality Rate (%) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doctors per bed | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| Birth attended by trained personnel (%) | 75 | 80 | 90 |
| Under one immunization coverage (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Sanitation | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Rural water supply coverage (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Rural population access to safe drinking water supplies (%) | 97 | 97 | 98 |
| Rural population access to improved sanitation (%) | 98 | 98 | 99 |
| 5. EDUCATION | |||
| Number of educational institutes (Includes pvt. Nos) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Tertiary Institute under RUB | |||
| Central Schools | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Higher Secondary Schools | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Middle Secondary Schools | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lower Secondary Schools | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Primary Schools | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Extended Class Room | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Non Formal Education Centres (NFE) | 63 | 61 | 48 |
| Early Child Care and Development Centres | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Other Institutes(Includes special institutes, vocational institutes & sankrit patshala) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Educational Indicators (Includes private schools) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| School enrolment (Nos.) | 5,801 | 5,926 | 5,617 |
| Male | 2,923 | 2,936 | 2,892 |
| Female | 2,878 | 2,990 | 2,725 |
| Teachers (Nos.) | 331 | 339 | 349 |
| Male | 245 | 264 | 251 |
| Female | 86 | 76 | 99 |
| Pupil-teacher Ratio | 17.52567976 | 17 | 16 |
| NFE Instructors | 61 | 39 | 32 |
| Male | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Female | 48 | 30 | 23 |
| NFE learners (Nos.) | 501 | 441 | 314 |
| Male | 411 | 55 | 34 |
| Female | 90 | 356 | 280 |
| Literacy rate | … | 62.9 | 62.9 |
| 6. AGRICULTURE | |||
| Land Registration by Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Dry land (acres) | 11890 | 10700 | 10700 |
| Wet land (acres) | 356 | 356 | 356 |
| Orchard (acres) | 2335.4 | 2335.4 | 2335.4 |
| Irrigation channels (kms) | 25.07 | 25.07 | 25.07 |
| Functional | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.94 |
| Non- functional | 23.13 | 23.13 | 23.13 |
| Power tillers (Nos.) | 42 | 53 | 52 |
| Agriculture Extension Centres | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Agriculture Seed Production Farms | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electric fencing (Nos.) | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| Electric fencing (kms.) | 26 | 47.22 | 87.6 |
| Farm sales shops (Nos.) | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| Renewal Natural Resources (RNR) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| RNR extension Centres (Nos.) | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Livestock (Nos.) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Veterinary Hospitals | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Livestock Extension Centres | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Regional Veterinary Laboratories (RLDC) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bio-gas plants | … | … | 187 |
| Fishery Farms (group) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Poultry farms (group) | 26 | 28 | 28 |
| Milk processing unit | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Piggery farms (group) | 14 | 19 | 19 |
| Forestry | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Territorial Division HQs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Range Offices | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Beat Offices | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Community Forest (acres) | … | … | 6439.93 |
| Nursery (Nos.) | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Forest Cover (%) | 87.7 | 87.7 | 87.7 |
| Protected Areas (Sq.Km) | 1.6363 | 1.6363 | 1.6363 |
| 7. EMPLOYMENT | 2015 | 2016 | 2018 |
| Labour Force (Nos.) | 15266 | 13412 | 17,043 |
| Male | 7862 | 6998 | 8,366 |
| Female | 7404 | 6414 | 8,677 |
| Un-employed (Nos.) | 26 | 97 | 0 |
| Population Involved in Agriculture (%) | 72 | 67.8 | 40 |
| Un-Employment Rate | 1 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate | 63.4 | 67.7 | 65.0 |
| 8. TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Length of Road (Kms.) | 403 | 449 | 650 |
| Dzongkhag Roads | 53 | 143 | 143 |
| Thromde Roads | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Gewog Connectivity Roads | 53.0 | 143.2 | 143.2 |
| Farm Roads | 321 | 353 | 361 |
| Forest Roads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motorable Bridges (Nos.) | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Non-Motorable Bridges (Nos.) | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Telephone Connections (Nos.) | 450 | 415 | 180 |
| Internet Lease Line Connections (Nos.) | … | 135 | 150 |
| Internet Broadband Connection (Nos.) | … | ||
| Cable TV operators | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Taxis (Nos.) | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Buses Operating (Nos.) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9. TRADE & INDUSTRIES (Nos.) | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Trade, Hotels and restaurents | 138 | 138 | 138 |
| Industries | 58 | 57 | 59 |
| Constructions | … | 52 | 53 |
| 10. TOURISM (Nos.) | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Tourists visited | 68 | 63 | 71 |
| 11. ELECTRICITY | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Households Electrified (%) | 99.2 | 99.5 | 99.8 |
| Units Consumed (MU) | … | … | … |
| 12. RELIGION & CULTURE (Nos.) | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Religious Institutions | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Religious Monuments ( only lhakhang) | 121 | 121 | 121 |
| 13. PUBLIC FINANCE-Financial Year (Mill. Nu.) | |||
| Budget Outlay (12FYP 2018-2022) | |||
| Current | … | ||
| Capital | 949.61 | ||
| Expenditure | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
| Current | 400.578 | 401.719 | 359.122 |
| Capital | 300.302 | 256.998 | 91.473 |
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