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

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Village · Balijan, Papum Pare 

# Lanka

Lanka is a village in Balijan sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 35 households**, the 14th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 184people (2011)
- 35households
- 63.8%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Lanka PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBalijan
- Census village code262280

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

## How far is Lanka from nearby towns?

- Balijan (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)58 km by road
- Itanagar (nearest town)36 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 Lanka?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Lanka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Community centreIn 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

- 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 Lanka known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 48% of the 44 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 Lanka

Of every 100 households in Lanka in 2011, 53 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lanka · ■ Balijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**35%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**43%

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

**19%

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

**78%

Use banking services ****17%**

**36%

Television ****50%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****28%**

**8%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Lanka?

■ Lanka · ■ Balijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**1074

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**1067

Working population ****36.4%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 51.9% for women. 41% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (22%) · **■** Other work 17 (25%) · **■** Marginal 23 (34%)

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

- Hollongi Karbi251 people
- Hollongi Chariali239 people
- Chakma - VIII218 people
- Mob188 people
- Kokila staff forest camp158 people
- Dhipu155 people
- Lower Tubung144 people
- Chakma - IX140 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lanka from Yupia?58 km by road
- What is the population of Lanka?184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lanka in?Papum Pare district (Balijan sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lanka?63.8% (Census 2011)