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

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Village · Balijan, Papum Pare 

# Kokila

Kokila is a village in Balijan sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **523 people in 84 households**, the 2nd largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 523people (2011)
- 84households
- 77.3%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Kokila PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBalijan
- Census village code262298

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

## How far is Kokila from nearby towns?

- Balijan (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)60 km by road
- Itanagar (nearest town)38 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 Kokila?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kokila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balijan Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Kokila known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 43% of the 46 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 Kokila

Of every 100 households in Kokila in 2011, 39 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kokila · ■ Balijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**54%

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

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**35%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**78%

Use banking services ****19%**

**36%

Television ****30%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Kokila?

■ Kokila · ■ Balijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1074

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**1067

Working population ****36.7%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 67.9% for women. 40% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 157 (82%) · **■** Other work 29 (15%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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 H.Q.982 people
- Upper Tubung477 people
- Chakma - I451 people
- Chakma - II415 people
- Balijan Nishi413 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kokila from Yupia?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kokila?523 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kokila in?Papum Pare district (Balijan sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kokila?77.3% (Census 2011)