# Parong Village, Riga, East Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Riga, East Siang 

# Parong

Parong is a village in Riga sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **818 people in 120 households**, the 2nd largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 818people (2011)
- 120households
- 78.2%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Parong PIN code and other codes

Parong falls in Riga sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockRiga
- Census village code263793

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

## How far is Parong from nearby towns?

- Riga (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ)113 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town)17 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 Parong?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Parong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Boleng
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Parong known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Parong

Of every 100 households in Parong in 2011, 95 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parong · ■ Riga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****6%**

**14%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****78%**

**72%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Parong?

■ Parong · ■ Riga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**924

Working population ****51.1%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 74.5% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 385 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%)

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 Riga

- Riga /Mobuk1,649 people
- Pangkang /Pangkang Jorkong714 people
- Riga H.Q.398 people
- Sitang359 people
- Dite Dime172 people

[All 7 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/riga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parong from Pasighat?113 km by road
- What is the population of Parong?818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parong in?East Siang district (Riga sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parong?78.2% (Census 2011)