# Bong Village, Mengio, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Mengio, Papum Pare 

# Bong

Bong is a village in Mengio sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 29 households**, the 9th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 184people (2011)
- 29households
- 65.7%literacy
- 1,140females per 1,000 males

## Bong PIN code and other codes

Bong falls in Mengio sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMengio
- Census village code262716

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

## How far is Bong from nearby towns?

- Sakiang (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)167 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 Bong?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kullung
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ziro
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ziro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

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 Bong known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Bong

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

■ Bong · ■ Mengio rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****48%**

**33%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****97%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bong?

■ Bong · ■ Mengio rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140**

**1091

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**1089

Working population ****44.6%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 57.4% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (44%) · **■** Household industry 5 (6%) · **■** Other work 32 (39%) · **■** Marginal 9 (11%)

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 Mengio

- Paga234 people
- Langrum207 people
- Tapo201 people
- Kusuk198 people
- Nakar178 people
- Tacha177 people
- Arung175 people
- Mate172 people

[All 43 villages in Mengio](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/mengio/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bong from Yupia?167 km by road
- What is the population of Bong?184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bong in?Papum Pare district (Mengio sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bong?65.7% (Census 2011)