# Bukiong Village, Lumla, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lumla, Tawang 

# Bukiong

Bukiong is a village in Lumla sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **129 people in 27 households**, the 18th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.9%.

- 129people (2011)
- 27households
- 63.5%literacy
- 1,150females per 1,000 males

## Bukiong PIN code and other codes

Bukiong falls in Lumla sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockLumla
- Census village code261401

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

## How far is Bukiong from nearby towns?

- Lumla (sub-district HQ)8 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 Bukiong?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bukiong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lumla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 17 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 Bukiong known for?

The main crops are **paddy, millet and maize**. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and monpa bag. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Bukiong

Of every 100 households in Bukiong in 2011, 89 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bukiong · ■ Lumla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**90%

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

**62%

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

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

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

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****67%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****26%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**82%

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 Bukiong?

■ Bukiong · ■ Lumla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**50.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1150**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**1006

Working population ****58.1%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 55.4% for women. 55% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 66 (88%)

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 Lumla

- Sazo187 people
- Phomang184 people
- Dugumba161 people
- Khuminthang151 people
- Yabab119 people
- Pharmay114 people
- Suhung71 people

[All 22 villages in Lumla](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/lumla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bukiong?129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bukiong in?Tawang district (Lumla sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bukiong?63.5% (Census 2011)