Village · Gyawe Purang, East Kameng
# Laimoya

Laimoya is a village in Gyawe Purang sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 201 people in 30 households, the 5th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 38.6%.
- 201 people (2011)
- 30 households
- 22.7% literacy
- 1,185 females per 1,000 males

## Laimoya PIN code and other codes

Laimoya falls in Gyawe Purang sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Pipu
- Census village code 262171

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Laimoya from nearby towns?
- Gyawe Purang (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Laimoya?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Laimoya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Seppa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Laimoya known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Laimoya

Of every 100 households in Laimoya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Laimoya · ■ Gyawe Purang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 0%
- Toilet within the home 16% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 60%
- Tap water 100% 53%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 1%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 0% 19%
- Television 0% 0%
- Mobile phone 3% 2%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 84% 80%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Laimoya?

■ Laimoya · ■ Gyawe Purang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 22.7% 38.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1185 1075
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 1008
- Working population 38.3% 42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.8% for men and 9.6% for women. 43% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 60 (78%) · ■ Other work 9 (12%) · ■ Marginal 8 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gyawe Purang
- Tagang Warang 313 people
- Richi Lamgu 285 people
- Jejudada 243 people
- Nerewa 228 people
- Ligwa Gyadi 196 people
- Dokre Gyadi 161 people
- Serewa 160 people
- Dipu Lamgu 141 people

All 17 villages in Gyawe Purang

## Quick answers
- How far is Laimoya from Seppa? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Laimoya? 201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laimoya in? East Kameng district (Gyawe Purang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Laimoya? 22.7% (Census 2011)

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