Village · Mariyang, Upper Siang
# Kolung

Kolung is a village in Mariyang sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 82 people in 18 households, the 14th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.
- 82 people (2011)
- 18 households
- 43.3% literacy
- 745 females per 1,000 males

## Kolung PIN code and other codes

Kolung falls in Mariyang sub-district, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Mariyang
- Census village code 264022

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kolung from nearby towns?
- Mariyang (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Yingkiong (nearest town) 37 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kolung?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kolung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mariyang
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mariyang
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kolung known for?

The main crops are maize and millet.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kolung

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

■ Kolung · ■ Mariyang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 100% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 34%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 0% 59%
- Television 0% 27%
- Mobile phone 0% 58%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 100% 36%
- Own their home 100% 84%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kolung?

■ Kolung · ■ Mariyang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.3% 57.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 745 925
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 932
- Working population 47.6% 50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 31.0% for women. 43% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 39 (100%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mariyang
- Milang Karket 240 people
- Damro-Boga-Lasing 144 people
- Millang Langdum-Langko 99 people
- Peki-Modi 87 people

All 17 villages in Mariyang

## Quick answers
- How far is Kolung from Yingkiong? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Kolung? 82 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolung in? Upper Siang district (Mariyang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kolung? 43.3% (Census 2011)

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