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

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Village · Gelling, Upper Siang 

# Bona

Bona is a village in Gelling sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **98 people in 24 households**, the 6th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.3%.

- 98people (2011)
- 24households
- 39.2%literacy
- 1,085females per 1,000 males

## Bona PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSinga-Gelling
- Census village code263960

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

## How far is Bona from nearby towns?

- Gelling (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ)245 km by road
- Yingkiong (nearest town)245 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 Bona?

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

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kopu
- ○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) shop5–10 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 Bona 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 Bona

Of every 100 households in Bona 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.

■ Bona · ■ Gelling rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

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

**15%

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

**79%

Tap water ****27%**

**73%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**12%

Television ****0%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****100%**

**71%

Own their home ****27%**

**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 Bona?

■ Bona · ■ Gelling rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.2%**

**44.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****583**

**1031

Working population ****55.1%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.0% for men and 38.6% for women. 53% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (30%) · **■** Other work 36 (67%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Gelling

- Norbudling153 people
- Gelling H.Q.123 people
- Bishing121 people
- Mayum99 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bona from Yingkiong?245 km by road
- What is the population of Bona?98 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bona in?Upper Siang district (Gelling sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bona?39.2% (Census 2011)