# Kalong Village, Old Ziro, Lower Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Old Ziro, Lower Subansiri 

# Kalong

Kalong is a village in Old Ziro sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **792 people in 108 households**, the 8th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 792people (2011)
- 108households
- 76.5%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Kalong PIN code and other codes

Kalong falls in Old Ziro sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-I
- Census village code264755

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

## How far is Kalong from nearby towns?

- Old Ziro (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)9 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)9 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 Kalong?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kalong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hija
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Salaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 9 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 Kalong known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and finger millet**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kalong

Of every 100 households in Kalong in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalong · ■ Old Ziro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**6%

Tap water ****28%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**44%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****28%**

**68%

Television ****14%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**14%

None of these assets ****80%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**86%

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 Kalong?

■ Kalong · ■ Old Ziro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**902

Working population ****43.1%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 71.5% for women. 42% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 180 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (18%) · **■** Other work 56 (16%) · **■** Marginal 42 (12%)

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 Old Ziro

- Hari - II894 people
- Tajang891 people
- Reru - I872 people
- Old Ziro - III837 people
- Reru - II663 people
- Hari - I637 people
- Hija - III637 people
- Tasso630 people

[All 88 villages in Old Ziro](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/old-ziro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalong from Ziro?9 km by road
- What is the population of Kalong?792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalong in?Lower Subansiri district (Old Ziro sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalong?76.5% (Census 2011)