# Pittung Village, Jengging, Upper Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jengging, Upper Siang 

# Pittung

Pittung is a village in Jengging sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **50 people in 16 households**, the 9th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 50people (2011)
- 16households
- 40.0%literacy
- 667females per 1,000 males

## Pittung PIN code and other codes

Pittung falls in Jengging sub-district, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockJengging
- Census village code263989

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

## How far is Pittung from nearby towns?

- Jengging (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ)18 km by road
- Yingkiong (nearest town)18 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 Pittung?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Pittung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ramsing
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yingkiong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jengging
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 22 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 Pittung known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Pittung

Of every 100 households in Pittung in 2011, 82 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pittung · ■ Jengging rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**30%

Tap water ****54%**

**93%

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

**32%

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

**19%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****4%**

**65%

Television ****0%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**20%

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

**6%

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

**36%

Own their home ****86%**

**69%

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 Pittung?

■ Pittung · ■ Jengging rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.0%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****667**

**808

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****429**

**1000

Working population ****58.0%**

**57.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.5% for men and 35.3% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (7%) · **■** Other work 9 (31%) · **■** Marginal 6 (21%)

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 Jengging

- Ramsing293 people
- Karko244 people
- Gossang196 people
- Kinekibo118 people
- Tageng33 people
- Tenemoka32 people

[All 13 villages in Jengging](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-siang/jengging/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pittung from Yingkiong?18 km by road
- What is the population of Pittung?50 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pittung in?Upper Siang district (Jengging sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pittung?40.0% (Census 2011)