Village · Pidi, West Siang # Hirong Hirong is a village in Pidi sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 118 people in 22 households, the 3rd largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.2%. - 118 people (2011) - 22 households - 79.1% literacy - 1,000 females per 1,000 males ## Hirong PIN code and other codes Hirong falls in Pidi sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Mechuka - Census village code 263397 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Hirong from nearby towns? - Pidi (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Aalo (district HQ) 150 km by road - Aalo (nearest town) 150 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Hirong? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Hirong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Lungte - ○ 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 - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Hirong known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Products made here include bamboo baskets, bamboo mat and cane table. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Hirong Of every 100 households in Hirong in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hirong · ■ Pidi rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 4% - Toilet within the home 8% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 94% - Tap water 96% 75% - Drinking water within premises 17% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 29% 37% - Television 21% 15% - Mobile phone 0% 3% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 58% 50% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Hirong? ■ Hirong · ■ Pidi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.1% 41.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1031 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 588 704 - Working population 33.9% 45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 77.6% for women. 42% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 34 (85%) · ■ Marginal 6 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pidi - Lungte 226 people - Barbo 139 people - Pidi H.Q. 116 people - Besang 108 people - Lamak 71 people - Karo 63 people All 14 villages in Pidi ## Quick answers - How far is Hirong from Aalo? 150 km by road - What is the population of Hirong? 118 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hirong in? West Siang district (Pidi sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Hirong? 79.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/pidi/hirong/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.