# Bomja Village, Bongkhar, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bongkhar, Tawang 

# Bomja

Bomja is a village in Bongkhar sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 57 households**, the 1st largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.2%.

- 259people (2011)
- 57households
- 39.8%literacy
- 1,312females per 1,000 males

## Bomja PIN code and other codes

Bomja falls in Bongkhar sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMukto-Bongkhar
- Census village code261605

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

## How far is Bomja from nearby towns?

- Bongkhar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)50 km by road
- Tawang (nearest town)50 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 Bomja?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tawang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 18 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 Bomja known for?

The main crops are **millet, maize and wheat**. Products made here include wood carving and bamboo mat. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Bomja

Of every 100 households in Bomja in 2011, 73 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bomja · ■ Bongkhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**86%

Tap water ****71%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****34%**

**48%

Television ****19%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Bomja?

■ Bomja · ■ Bongkhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.8%**

**43.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1312**

**1184

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**842

Working population ****52.1%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.9% for men and 43.3% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 125 (93%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

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 Bongkhar

- Kharung235 people
- Bompa169 people
- Doomre86 people
- Bongleng84 people

[All 14 villages in Bongkhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/bongkhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bomja from Tawang?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bomja?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bomja in?Tawang district (Bongkhar sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bomja?39.8% (Census 2011)