Village · Gyawe Purang, East Kameng
# Richi Lamgu

Richi Lamgu is a village in Gyawe Purang sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 285 people in 56 households, the 2nd largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 38.6%.
- 285 people (2011)
- 56 households
- 42.4% literacy
- 887 females per 1,000 males

## Richi Lamgu PIN code and other codes

Richi Lamgu falls in Gyawe Purang sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Pipu
- Census village code 262182

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

## How far is Richi Lamgu from nearby towns?
- Gyawe Purang (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ) 49 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town) 49 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Richi Lamgu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Richi Lamgu; 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field 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
- ○ Railway station 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 Richi Lamgu known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet.

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

## Homes and amenities in Richi Lamgu

Of every 100 households in Richi Lamgu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Richi Lamgu · ■ Gyawe Purang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 0%
- Toilet within the home 78% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 13% 60%
- Tap water 0% 53%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 1%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 33% 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 68% 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 Richi Lamgu?

■ Richi Lamgu · ■ Gyawe Purang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 42.4% 38.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 887 1075
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 619 1008
- Working population 36.5% 42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.6% for men and 36.1% for women. 32% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 99 (95%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 4 (4%)

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
- Jejudada 243 people
- Nerewa 228 people
- Laimoya 201 people
- Ligwa Gyadi 196 people

All 17 villages in Gyawe Purang

## Quick answers
- How far is Richi Lamgu from Seppa? 49 km by road
- What is the population of Richi Lamgu? 285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Richi Lamgu in? East Kameng district (Gyawe Purang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Richi Lamgu? 42.4% (Census 2011)

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