Village · Chambang, Kurung Kumey
# Bongkung

Bongkung is a village in Chambang sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 21 people in 5 households, the 54th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.
- 21 people (2011)
- 5 households
- 83.3% literacy
- 1,625 females per 1,000 males

## Bongkung PIN code and other codes

Bongkung falls in Chambang sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Chambang
- Census village code 265547

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

## How far is Bongkung from nearby towns?
- Chambang (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ) 156 km by road
- Koloriang (nearest town) 156 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bongkung?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bongkung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Palin
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Bongkung

Of every 100 households in Bongkung in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bongkung · ■ Chambang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 0%
- Toilet within the home 100% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 50%
- Tap water 0% 39%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 0% 17%
- Television 0% 3%
- Mobile phone 20% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 80% 59%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Bongkung?

■ Bongkung · ■ Chambang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.3% 55.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1625 1050
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 1042
- Working population 38.1% 39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 83.3% for women. 38% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (62%) · ■ Other work 3 (38%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chambang
- Sonyokoto 39 people
- Sangha 37 people
- Tapaha 34 people
- Pitak 25 people
- Sonia 14 people
- Riambang 11 people

All 59 villages in Chambang

## Quick answers
- How far is Bongkung from Koloriang? 156 km by road
- What is the population of Bongkung? 21 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bongkung in? Kurung Kumey district (Chambang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bongkung? 83.3% (Census 2011)

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