Village · Kharsang, Changlang
# Balinong

Balinong is a village in Kharsang sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,254 people in 232 households, the 3rd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.
- 1,254 people (2011)
- 232 households
- 67.5% literacy
- 912 females per 1,000 males

## Balinong PIN code and other codes

Balinong falls in Kharsang sub-district, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Khagam
- Census village code 264299

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Balinong from nearby towns?
- Miao (sub-district HQ) 29 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ) 88 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town) 48 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Balinong?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Balinong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kharsang
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Changlang
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Balinong
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Balinong known for?

The main crops are paddy, mustard seed and ginger. Products made here include bricks, coke coal, bamboo mat, bamboo basket and bamboo broom.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Balinong

Of every 100 households in Balinong in 2011, 36 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balinong · ■ Kharsang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 36% 67%
- Toilet within the home 71% 68%
- No toilet (open defecation) 29% 30%
- Tap water 4% 20%
- Drinking water within premises 62% 58%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 87%
- Use banking services 14% 30%
- Television 19% 35%
- Mobile phone 30% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 9% 20%
- Own their home 91% 64%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Balinong?

■ Balinong · ■ Kharsang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.5% 65.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 916
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1092 982
- Working population 36.4% 37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 57.6% for women. 46% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 408 (89%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 45 (10%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kharsang
- Kharsang H.Q.-I 1,920 people
- Nongtham 1,332 people
- Longtom-I 1,120 people
- Kuttom 874 people
- Kharsang H.Q.-Ii 833 people
- Lower Injan II 805 people

All 30 villages in Kharsang

## Quick answers
- How far is Balinong from Changlang? 88 km by road
- What is the population of Balinong? 1,254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balinong in? Changlang district (Kharsang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balinong? 67.5% (Census 2011)

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