# Lingka Village, Ruksin, East Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ruksin, East Siang 

# Lingka

Lingka is a village in Ruksin sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **234 people in 33 households**, the 9th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 234people (2011)
- 33households
- 82.9%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Lingka PIN code and other codes

Lingka falls in Ruksin sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockRuksin
- Census village code263862

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

## How far is Lingka from nearby towns?

- Ruksin (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ)33 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town)33 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 Lingka?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Lingka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ruksin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Lingka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and mustard seed**. Products made here include rubber and local bamboo. About 33% of the 15,900 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lingka

Of every 100 households in Lingka in 2011, 73 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Lingka · ■ Ruksin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**46%

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

**19%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****100%**

**68%

Television ****61%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**7%

None of these assets ****3%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**71%

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 Lingka?

■ Lingka · ■ Ruksin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**1059

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**1009

Working population ****27.8%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 79.2% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 22 (34%) · **■** Other work 22 (34%) · **■** Marginal 21 (32%)

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 Ruksin

- Ralung542 people
- Ruksin463 people
- Niglok361 people
- Shantiban T.E.241 people
- Rayang Moli174 people

[All 10 villages in Ruksin](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/ruksin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lingka from Pasighat?33 km by road
- What is the population of Lingka?234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lingka in?East Siang district (Ruksin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lingka?82.9% (Census 2011)