# Berung Village, Pasighat, East Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pasighat, East Siang 

# Berung

Berung is a village in Pasighat sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **360 people in 76 households**, the 13th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 360people (2011)
- 76households
- 77.8%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Berung PIN code and other codes

Berung falls in Pasighat sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockPasighat
- Census village code263902

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Berung from nearby towns?

- Pasighat (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ)13 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Berung?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Berung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pasighat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pasighat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Berung known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Berung

Of every 100 households in Berung in 2011, 73 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Berung · ■ Pasighat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**37%

Tap water ****89%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****89%**

**80%

Television ****44%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**24%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**77%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Berung?

■ Berung · ■ Pasighat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**1069

Working population ****50.3%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 62.7% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (17%) · **■** Marginal 16 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pasighat

- Sibut467 people
- Diking447 people
- Tajum415 people
- Mongku372 people
- 3rd Mile353 people
- Runne273 people
- Balek254 people
- Rengging254 people

[All 26 villages in Pasighat](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/pasighat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Berung from Pasighat?13 km by road
- What is the population of Berung?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berung in?East Siang district (Pasighat sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Berung?77.8% (Census 2011)