# Besang Village, Pidi, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pidi, West Siang 

# Besang

Besang is a village in Pidi sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **108 people in 19 households**, the 5th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.2%.

- 108people (2011)
- 19households
- 10.1%literacy
- 1,160females per 1,000 males

## Besang PIN code and other codes

Besang falls in Pidi sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMechuka
- Census village code263400

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

## How far is Besang from nearby towns?

- Pidi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)189 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)189 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 Besang?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Besang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lungte
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mechuka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

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 Besang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include bamboo basket, bamboo mat and cane table. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Besang

Of every 100 households in Besang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Besang · ■ Pidi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**94%

Tap water ****88%**

**75%

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

**18%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**37%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**3%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****76%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Besang?

■ Besang · ■ Pidi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****10.1%**

**41.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1160**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**704

Working population ****50.0%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 15.6% for men and 5.6% for women. 46% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 36 (67%) · **■** Other work 17 (31%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Pidi

- Lungte226 people
- Barbo139 people
- Hirong118 people
- Pidi H.Q.116 people
- Lamak71 people
- Karo63 people
- Jorong57 people
- Nutin50 people

[All 14 villages in Pidi](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/pidi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Besang from Aalo?189 km by road
- What is the population of Besang?108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Besang in?West Siang district (Pidi sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Besang?10.1% (Census 2011)