# Nyokong Village, Singa, Upper Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Singa, Upper Siang 

# Nyokong

Nyokong is a village in Singa sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **112 people in 17 households**, the 6th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.5%.

- 112people (2011)
- 17households
- 61.4%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Nyokong PIN code and other codes

Nyokong falls in Singa sub-district, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockSinga-Gelling
- Census village code263964

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

## How far is Nyokong from nearby towns?

- Singa (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ)320 km by road
- Yingkiong (nearest town)320 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 Nyokong?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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 Nyokong 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 Nyokong

Of every 100 households in Nyokong in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nyokong · ■ Singa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**69%

Tap water ****100%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**29%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**6%

Television ****0%**

**1%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Nyokong?

■ Nyokong · ■ Singa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**48.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**1098

Working population ****49.1%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 62.0% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 53 (96%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Singa

- Singa H.Q.176 people
- Payendum147 people
- Yorteng118 people
- Tashi Gaon117 people
- Singa Old41 people
- Simuling32 people
- Silipu20 people
- Simuge20 people

[All 14 villages in Singa](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-siang/singa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nyokong from Yingkiong?320 km by road
- What is the population of Nyokong?112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nyokong in?Upper Siang district (Singa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nyokong?61.4% (Census 2011)