Village · Balijan, Papum Pare
# Balijan Nishi

Balijan Nishi is a village in Balijan sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 413 people in 65 households, the 6th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 413 people (2011)
- 65 households
- 78.4% literacy
- 1,025 females per 1,000 males

## Balijan Nishi PIN code and other codes

Balijan Nishi falls in Balijan sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Balijan
- Census village code 262287

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

## How far is Balijan Nishi from nearby towns?
- Balijan Hq (sub-district HQ) 0 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 68 km by road
- Itanagar (nearest town) 42 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Balijan Nishi?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Balijan Hq
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Balijan Nishi known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and mustard seed. About 52% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balijan Nishi

Of every 100 households in Balijan Nishi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Balijan Nishi · ■ Balijan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 54%
- Toilet within the home 55% 63%
- No toilet (open defecation) 45% 35%
- Tap water 30% 23%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 19%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 78%
- Use banking services 59% 36%
- Television 67% 45%
- Mobile phone 70% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 38% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 14% 6%
- None of these assets 0% 8%
- Own their home 94% 80%

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

## What is the population of Balijan Nishi?

■ Balijan Nishi · ■ Balijan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.4% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1025 1074
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1276 1067
- Working population 18.4% 26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 72.1% for women. 26% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 43 (57%) · ■ Other work 33 (43%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Balijan
- Kokila 523 people
- Upper Tubung 477 people
- Chakma - I 451 people
- Chakma - II 415 people
- Chakma - V 391 people
- Hollongi Nishi 360 people
- Chakma - III 262 people
- Hollongi Karbi 251 people

All 29 villages in Balijan

## Quick answers
- How far is Balijan Nishi from Yupia? 68 km by road
- What is the population of Balijan Nishi? 413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balijan Nishi in? Papum Pare district (Balijan sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balijan Nishi? 78.4% (Census 2011)

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