# Dhipu Village, Balijan, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Balijan, Papum Pare 

# Dhipu

Dhipu is a village in Balijan sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **155 people in 21 households**, the 16th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 155people (2011)
- 21households
- 61.4%literacy
- 1,279females per 1,000 males

## Dhipu PIN code and other codes

Dhipu falls in Balijan sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockBalijan
- Census village code262278

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

## How far is Dhipu from nearby towns?

- Balijan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)57 km by road
- Itanagar (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 Dhipu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balijan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Dhipu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and paddy**. About 54% of the 560 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 Dhipu

Of every 100 households in Dhipu in 2011, 76 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dhipu · ■ Balijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**35%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**78%

Use banking services ****43%**

**36%

Television ****52%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****24%**

**8%

Own their home ****90%**

**80%

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 Dhipu?

■ Dhipu · ■ Balijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1279**

**1074

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**1067

Working population ****20.6%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 52.2% for women. 40% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 24 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (22%)

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 Balijan

- Chakma - VIII218 people
- Mob188 people
- Lanka184 people
- Kokila staff forest camp158 people
- Lower Tubung144 people
- Chakma - IX140 people
- Balijan Karbi138 people
- Dhipu forest Camp121 people

[All 29 villages in Balijan](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/balijan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhipu from Yupia?57 km by road
- What is the population of Dhipu?155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhipu in?Papum Pare district (Balijan sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhipu?61.4% (Census 2011)