Village · Balijan, Papum Pare
# Lower Tubung

Lower Tubung is a village in Balijan sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 144 people in 22 households, the 17th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 144 people (2011)
- 22 households
- 83.5% literacy
- 1,250 females per 1,000 males

## Lower Tubung PIN code and other codes

Lower Tubung falls in Balijan sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Balijan
- Census village code 262286

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

## How far is Lower Tubung from nearby towns?
- Balijan (sub-district HQ) 0 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 67 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 Lower Tubung?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Lower Tubung; 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
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Community centre 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 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 Lower Tubung known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize. About 18% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lower Tubung

Of every 100 households in Lower Tubung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Lower Tubung · ■ Balijan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 54%
- Toilet within the home 100% 63%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 35%
- Tap water 0% 23%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 56% 19%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 44% 78%
- Use banking services 65% 36%
- Television 70% 45%
- Mobile phone 78% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 39% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 9% 6%
- None of these assets 9% 8%
- Own their home 100% 80%

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

## What is the population of Lower Tubung?

■ Lower Tubung · ■ Balijan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.5% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1250 1074
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2222 1067
- Working population 22.9% 26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 73.3% for women. 39% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 14 (42%) · ■ Other work 18 (55%) · ■ Marginal 1 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Balijan
- Mob 188 people
- Lanka 184 people
- Kokila staff forest camp 158 people
- Dhipu 155 people
- Chakma - IX 140 people
- Balijan Karbi 138 people
- Dhipu forest Camp 121 people
- Tenga Bari 116 people

All 29 villages in Balijan

## Quick answers
- How far is Lower Tubung from Yupia? 67 km by road
- What is the population of Lower Tubung? 144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Tubung in? Papum Pare district (Balijan sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Tubung? 83.5% (Census 2011)

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