# Upper Borajan Village, Kangku, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kangku, West Siang 

# Upper Borajan

Upper Borajan is a village in Kangku sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 45 households**, the 4th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 207people (2011)
- 45households
- 66.9%literacy
- 1,091females per 1,000 males

## Upper Borajan PIN code and other codes

Upper Borajan falls in Kangku sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockLikabali
- Census village code263752

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

## How far is Upper Borajan from nearby towns?

- Kangko (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)202 km by road
- Basar (nearest town)155 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 Upper Borajan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Borajan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Likabali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumporijo
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Upper Borajan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include galle, galuk and woolen shawl. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Upper Borajan

Of every 100 households in Upper Borajan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Upper Borajan · ■ Kangku rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**41%

Television ****17%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Upper Borajan?

■ Upper Borajan · ■ Kangku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**986

Working population ****52.7%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 53.6% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 94 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Kangku

- Kangku273 people
- Kamcham218 people
- Durpai211 people
- Bali Sori200 people
- Hime198 people
- Ngopi153 people
- Mingmang119 people

[All 26 villages in Kangku](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/kangku/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Upper Borajan from Aalo?202 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Borajan?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Borajan in?West Siang district (Kangku sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Borajan?66.9% (Census 2011)