# Balek Village, Roing, Lower Dibang Valley (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Roing, Lower Dibang Valley 

# Balek

Balek is a village in Roing sub-district of Lower Dibang Valley district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 40 households**, the 31st largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 240people (2011)
- 40households
- 71.8%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Balek PIN code and other codes

Balek falls in Roing sub-district, Lower Dibang Valley district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockRoing-Koronu
- Census village code266164

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

## How far is Balek from nearby towns?

- Roing (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Roing (district HQ)11 km by road
- Roing (nearest town)11 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 Balek?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Roing
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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.

## Homes and amenities in Balek

Of every 100 households in Balek in 2011, 92 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balek · ■ Roing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**78%

Use banking services ****51%**

**44%

Television ****46%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**8%

None of these assets ****5%**

**19%

Own their home ****81%**

**56%

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 Balek?

■ Balek · ■ Roing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1261**

**988

Working population ****20.0%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 60.7% for women. 35% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (10%) · **■** Other work 14 (29%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Roing

- Bakshek264 people
- Maka II248 people
- Baksek247 people
- Old Abali242 people
- Jeemuh232 people
- Asenga226 people
- Kangkong225 people
- Rayang II224 people

[All 157 villages in Roing](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-dibang-valley/roing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balek from Roing?11 km by road
- What is the population of Balek?240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balek in?Lower Dibang Valley district (Roing sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balek?71.8% (Census 2011)