# Bishing Village, Gelling, Upper Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Gelling, Upper Siang 

# Bishing

Bishing is a village in Gelling sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **121 people in 26 households**, the 4th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.3%.

- 121people (2011)
- 26households
- 52.0%literacy
- 754females per 1,000 males

## Bishing PIN code and other codes

Bishing falls in Gelling sub-district, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockSinga-Gelling
- Census village code263959

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

## How far is Bishing from nearby towns?

- Gelling (sub-district HQ)80 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ)280 km by road
- Yingkiong (nearest town)280 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 Bishing?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Bishing; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Gelling
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tuting
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tuting
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water

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 Bishing known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Bishing

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

■ Bishing · ■ Gelling rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

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

**15%

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

**79%

Tap water ****100%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****46%**

**12%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****62%**

**71%

Own their home ****88%**

**70%

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 Bishing?

■ Bishing · ■ Gelling rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**44.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****754**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**1031

Working population ****55.4%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 40.5% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (22%) · **■** Marginal 9 (13%)

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 Gelling

- Kopu186 people
- Norbudling153 people
- Gelling H.Q.123 people
- Mayum99 people
- Bona98 people

[All 6 villages in Gelling](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-siang/gelling/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bishing from Yingkiong?280 km by road
- What is the population of Bishing?121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishing in?Upper Siang district (Gelling sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bishing?52.0% (Census 2011)