Village · Balemu, West Kameng # Painaktang Painaktang is a village in Balemu sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 188 people in 44 households, the 2nd largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%. - 188 people (2011) - 44 households - 65.1% literacy - 958 females per 1,000 males ## Painaktang PIN code and other codes Painaktang falls in Balemu sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Kalaktang - Census village code 261887 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Painaktang from nearby towns? - Tezpur (nearest town) 105 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Painaktang? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Painaktang; 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 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kalaktang - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tezpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tezpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Painaktang known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Painaktang Of every 100 households in Painaktang in 2011, 87 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Painaktang · ■ Balemu rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 74% - Toilet within the home 42% 42% - No toilet (open defecation) 40% 55% - Tap water 100% 88% - Drinking water within premises 13% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 83% - Use banking services 36% 52% - Television 29% 35% - Mobile phone 13% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 67% 40% - Own their home 69% 68% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Painaktang? ■ Painaktang · ■ Balemu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.1% 58.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 911 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 714 947 - Working population 48.9% 53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 63.6% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 13 (14%) · ■ Marginal 77 (84%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Balemu - Balemu H.Q. 287 people - 1700 Chain PWD Camp 111 people - Yollongripam 109 people - Balemu Village 57 people - Kharumali 37 people All 13 villages in Balemu ## Quick answers - What is the population of Painaktang? 188 (Census 2011) - Which district is Painaktang in? West Kameng district (Balemu sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Painaktang? 65.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/balemu/painaktang/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.