# Nijung Village, Nafra, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nafra, West Kameng 

# Nijung

Nijung is a village in Nafra sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **112 people in 22 households**, the 21st largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.

- 112people (2011)
- 22households
- 61.3%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Nijung PIN code and other codes

Nijung falls in Nafra sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockNafra
- Census village code261721

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

## How far is Nijung from nearby towns?

- Nafra (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)71 km by road
- Bomdila (nearest town)71 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 Nijung?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Nijung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bomdila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○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
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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.

## Homes and amenities in Nijung

Of every 100 households in Nijung in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nijung · ■ Nafra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**69%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**32%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****16%**

**48%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****58%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**81%

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 Nijung?

■ Nijung · ■ Nafra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**51.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****583**

**958

Working population ****25.0%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 59.6% for women. 43% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (4%) · **■** Marginal 27 (96%)

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 Nafra

- Khazalang182 people
- Sanchipam161 people
- West Sachung144 people
- Najang143 people
- Najangpong105 people
- Duthang102 people
- Dingchang91 people
- Lapusa80 people

[All 34 villages in Nafra](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/nafra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nijung from Bomdila?71 km by road
- What is the population of Nijung?112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nijung in?West Kameng district (Nafra sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nijung?61.3% (Census 2011)