# Buk Village, Naharlagun, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Naharlagun, Papum Pare 

# Buk

Buk is a village in Naharlagun sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **45 people in 6 households**, the 32nd largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 45people (2011)
- 6households
- 83.8%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Buk PIN code and other codes

Buk falls in Naharlagun sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDoimukh
- Census village code262485

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

## How far is Buk from nearby towns?

- Naharlagun (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)5 km by road
- Naharlagun (nearest town)4 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 Buk?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Buk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Tirajuli-Ii
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Polo Colony
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Yupia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds

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.

## Homes and amenities in Buk

Of every 100 households in Buk in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 33 a car.

■ Buk · ■ Naharlagun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**15%

Tap water ****17%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**76%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**22%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****83%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**12%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****33%**

**28%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**55%

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 Buk?

■ Buk · ■ Naharlagun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**80.6%

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

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**981

Working population ****35.6%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 76.5% for women. 39% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 9 (56%) · **■** Marginal 7 (44%)

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 Naharlagun

- Hara Hapa66 people
- Kongra66 people
- Dichi62 people
- Tarajuli-II53 people

[All 35 villages in Naharlagun](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/naharlagun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Buk from Yupia?5 km by road
- What is the population of Buk?45 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buk in?Papum Pare district (Naharlagun sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Buk?83.8% (Census 2011)