# Loffa Village, Seppa, East Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Seppa, East Kameng 

# Loffa

Loffa is a village in Seppa sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **591 people in 98 households**, the 2nd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 591people (2011)
- 98households
- 61.5%literacy
- 1,181females per 1,000 males

## Loffa PIN code and other codes

Loffa falls in Seppa sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockSeppa
- Census village code262037

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

## How far is Loffa from nearby towns?

- Seppa (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ)7 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town)7 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 Loffa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Loffa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Seppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river

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 Loffa known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Loffa

Of every 100 households in Loffa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Loffa · ■ Seppa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****31%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**61%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Loffa?

■ Loffa · ■ Seppa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1181**

**1113

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**1038

Working population ****42.8%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 49.2% for women. 36% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 208 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 32 (13%)

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 Seppa

- Nyari Welly Model Village802 people
- Pampoli501 people
- Hamba – Pinda479 people
- Rang478 people
- Tassomlora454 people

[All 54 villages in Seppa](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-kameng/seppa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Loffa from Seppa?7 km by road
- What is the population of Loffa?591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loffa in?East Kameng district (Seppa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Loffa?61.5% (Census 2011)