# Nerewa Village, Gyawe Purang, East Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Gyawe Purang, East Kameng 

# Nerewa

Nerewa is a village in Gyawe Purang sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 42 households**, the 4th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 38.6%.

- 228people (2011)
- 42households
- 22.8%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Nerewa PIN code and other codes

Nerewa falls in Gyawe Purang sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockPipu
- Census village code262169

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

## How far is Nerewa from nearby towns?

- Gyawe Purang (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ)30 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town)30 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 Nerewa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Nerewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Nerewa

Of every 100 households in Nerewa 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.

■ Nerewa · ■ Gyawe Purang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**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 ****0%**

**2%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****100%**

**80%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Nerewa?

■ Nerewa · ■ Gyawe Purang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.8%**

**38.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**1008

Working population ****41.2%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.1% for men and 18.2% for women. 38% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 82 (87%) · **■** Other work 7 (7%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Gyawe Purang

- Tagang Warang313 people
- Richi Lamgu285 people
- Jejudada243 people
- Laimoya201 people
- Ligwa Gyadi196 people
- Dokre Gyadi161 people
- Serewa160 people

[All 17 villages in Gyawe Purang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-kameng/gyawe-purang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nerewa from Seppa?30 km by road
- What is the population of Nerewa?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nerewa in?East Kameng district (Gyawe Purang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nerewa?22.8% (Census 2011)