# Kiyit Village, Namsing, East Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Namsing, East Siang 

# Kiyit

Kiyit is a village in Namsing sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,237 people in 216 households**, the 3rd largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 1,237people (2011)
- 216households
- 74.4%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Kiyit PIN code and other codes

Kiyit falls in Namsing sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMebo
- Census village code263920

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

## How far is Kiyit from nearby towns?

- Namsing (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ)30 km by road
- Pasighat (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 Kiyit?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kiyit; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mebo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 h winter

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 Kiyit known for?

The main crops are **paddy and mustard**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kiyit

Of every 100 households in Kiyit in 2011, 66 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kiyit · ■ Namsing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**19%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****58%**

**61%

Television ****38%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Kiyit?

■ Kiyit · ■ Namsing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1177**

**970

Working population ****44.5%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 67.7% for women. 47% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 466 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 41 (7%) · **■** Other work 36 (7%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Namsing

- Namsing1,589 people
- Ngopok1,589 people
- Seram829 people
- Mer776 people
- Borguli664 people
- Gadum349 people

[All 9 villages in Namsing](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/namsing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kiyit from Pasighat?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kiyit?1,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kiyit in?East Siang district (Namsing sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kiyit?74.4% (Census 2011)