Village · Balijan, Papum Pare
# Upper Tubung

Upper Tubung is a village in Balijan sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 477 people in 55 households, the 3rd largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 477 people (2011)
- 55 households
- 76.2% literacy
- 863 females per 1,000 males

## Upper Tubung PIN code and other codes

Upper Tubung falls in Balijan sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Balijan
- Census village code 262285

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

## How far is Upper Tubung from nearby towns?
- Balijan (sub-district HQ) 0 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 68 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 Upper Tubung?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker 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 untreated tap water and 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 Upper Tubung known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and mustard seed. About 6% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Upper Tubung

Of every 100 households in Upper Tubung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Upper Tubung · ■ Balijan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 54%
- Toilet within the home 100% 63%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 35%
- Tap water 100% 23%
- Drinking water within premises 35% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 61% 19%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 39% 78%
- Use banking services 50% 36%
- Television 72% 45%
- Mobile phone 65% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 33% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 11% 6%
- None of these assets 6% 8%
- Own their home 91% 80%

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

## What is the population of Upper Tubung?

■ Upper Tubung · ■ Balijan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.2% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 863 1074
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 607 1067
- Working population 14.7% 26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 70.6% for women. 21% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 29 (41%) · ■ Marginal 2 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Balijan
- Balijan H.Q. 982 people
- Kokila 523 people
- Chakma - I 451 people
- Chakma - II 415 people
- Balijan Nishi 413 people
- Chakma - V 391 people

All 29 villages in Balijan

## Quick answers
- How far is Upper Tubung from Yupia? 68 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Tubung? 477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Tubung in? Papum Pare district (Balijan sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Tubung? 76.2% (Census 2011)

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