# Hissam Village, Aalo, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Aalo, West Siang 

# Hissam

Hissam is a village in Aalo sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **344 people in 67 households**, the 15th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 344people (2011)
- 67households
- 67.8%literacy
- 1,177females per 1,000 males

## Hissam PIN code and other codes

Hissam falls in Aalo sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockAalo East
- Census village code263572

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

## How far is Hissam from nearby towns?

- Aalo (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)2 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)2 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 Hissam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Hissam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aalo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Hissam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include gale, lungi and lipo. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Hissam

Of every 100 households in Hissam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hissam · ■ Aalo rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**85%

Use banking services ****87%**

**69%

Television ****76%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**34%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****9%**

**23%

Own their home ****69%**

**84%

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 Hissam?

■ Hissam · ■ Aalo rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1177**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**951

Working population ****56.7%**

**46.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 63.0% for women. 52% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 136 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (11%) · **■** Marginal 35 (18%)

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 Aalo

- Paya441 people
- Vivek Nagar383 people
- Eyi380 people
- Bogdo358 people
- Dego321 people
- Kombo Pomte318 people
- Panya316 people
- Kombo Papak291 people

[All 46 villages in Aalo](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/aalo/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hissam from Aalo?2 km by road
- What is the population of Hissam?344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hissam in?West Siang district (Aalo sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hissam?67.8% (Census 2011)