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

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Village · Balijan, Papum Pare 

# Gai

Gai is a village in Balijan sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **89 people in 16 households**, the 23rd largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 89people (2011)
- 16households
- 61.6%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Gai PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBalijan
- Census village code262282

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

## How far is Gai from nearby towns?

- Balijan (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)61 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 Gai?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gai; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balijan Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Gai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 31% of the 27 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 Gai

Of every 100 households in Gai in 2011, 82 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gai · ■ Balijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**35%

Tap water ****6%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**43%

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

**19%

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

**78%

Use banking services ****29%**

**36%

Television ****53%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**21%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****18%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gai?

■ Gai · ■ Balijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**1074

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**1067

Working population ****40.4%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 54.3% for women. 35% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (6%) · **■** Other work 4 (11%) · **■** Marginal 30 (83%)

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

- Balijan Karbi138 people
- Dhipu forest Camp121 people
- Tenga Bari116 people
- Chakma - X111 people
- Chakma - VI77 people
- Hollongi forest camp47 people
- Daflagarh forest camp29 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gai from Yupia?61 km by road
- What is the population of Gai?89 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gai in?Papum Pare district (Balijan sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gai?61.6% (Census 2011)