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About Baligam Village

Baligam is a small village in Metengliang tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 10 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baligam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baligam village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Anjaw
Tehsil Metengliang
Pincode 792102
Population 21
Male Population 10
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baligam compares

By the 2011 count Baligam is the 23rd largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 55 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Baligam

Baligam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baligam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baligam from other places

Baligam lies about 20 km from Anjaw, and the nearest railway station is Dangari, about 107 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baligam
Tehsil headquarters Metengliang 8.5 km
District headquarters Anjaw 20 km
Nearest railway station Dangari 107 km
Nearest town Dum Duma 116 km

Villages closest to Baligam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Metengliang tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Baligam

As per the Census of India 2011, Baligam village had a population of 21. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 55 residents.

Baligam village has 10 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baligam has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Baligam is 792102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baligam falls under Metengliang tehsil of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baligam is Dangari, about 107 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baligam.

Baligam is about 20 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baligam is in Metengliang tehsil of Anjaw district. Metengliang is about 8.5 km away. Anjaw is about 20 km away. Dangari is about 107 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chipru (under 2 km), Tarafliang (2.2 km) and Chinagam (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baligam today is likely to be higher.

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