Village · Monigong, West Siang # Sijak Sijak is a village in Monigong sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 15 people in 3 households, the 45th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.6%. - 15 people (2011) - 3 households - 10.0% literacy - 1,500 females per 1,000 males ## Sijak PIN code and other codes Sijak falls in Monigong sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Monigong - Census village code 263387 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sijak from nearby towns? - Monigong (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Aalo (district HQ) 144 km by road - Aalo (nearest town) 144 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sijak? 1 services counted by the Census are inside Sijak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Pangri - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mechuka - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kamki - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daporijo - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sijak known for? The main crops are millet, maize and wheat. Products made here include bamboo mat, wooden chair and cane basket. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sijak Of every 100 households in Sijak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sijak · ■ Monigong rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 2% - Toilet within the home 0% 74% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 17% - Tap water 0% 60% - Drinking water within premises 0% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 0% 12% - Television 0% 2% - Mobile phone 0% 4% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 100% 53% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sijak? ■ Sijak · ■ Monigong rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 10.0% 39.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1500 1002 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 569 - Working population 33.3% 41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 25.0% for men and 0.0% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Monigong - Changrang 37 people - Tabha 36 people - Gekar 25 people - Panglum 24 people - Tasum 15 people All 46 villages in Monigong ## Quick answers - How far is Sijak from Aalo? 144 km by road - What is the population of Sijak? 15 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sijak in? West Siang district (Monigong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sijak? 10.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/monigong/sijak/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.