# Balam Village, Yachuli, Lower Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Yachuli, Lower Subansiri 

# Balam

Balam is a village in Yachuli sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **95 people in 18 households**, the 35th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%.

- 95people (2011)
- 18households
- 25.7%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Balam PIN code and other codes

Balam falls in Yachuli sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-Ii
- Census village code264871

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

## How far is Balam from nearby towns?

- Yachuli (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)35 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)35 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 Balam?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ziro
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ziro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Balam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and vegetables**. About 7% of the 300 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 Balam

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

■ Balam · ■ Yachuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**43%

Tap water ****85%**

**86%

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

**42%

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

**18%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****0%**

**63%

Television ****5%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**21%

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

**14%

None of these assets ****90%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**87%

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 Balam?

■ Balam · ■ Yachuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.7%**

**71.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**891

Working population ****18.9%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.5% for men and 11.4% for women. 35% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 16 (89%) · **■** Other work 2 (11%)

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 Yachuli

- Toju109 people
- Sekh-Jara106 people
- Tago106 people
- Chun102 people
- Nima Happa95 people
- Nyokum Putu95 people
- Proibrin Happa94 people
- Mai88 people

[All 58 villages in Yachuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/yachuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balam from Ziro?35 km by road
- What is the population of Balam?95 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balam in?Lower Subansiri district (Yachuli sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balam?25.7% (Census 2011)