# Rayang Village, Ruksin, East Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ruksin, East Siang 

# Rayang

Rayang is a village in Ruksin sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **844 people in 120 households**, the 3rd largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 844people (2011)
- 120households
- 84.1%literacy
- 1,281females per 1,000 males

## Rayang PIN code and other codes

Rayang falls in Ruksin sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockRuksin
- Census village code263866

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

## How far is Rayang from nearby towns?

- Ruksin (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ)39 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town)39 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 Rayang?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rayang; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ruksin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Rayang known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include rubber and bamboo. About 54% of the 9,680 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rayang

Of every 100 households in Rayang in 2011, 78 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Rayang · ■ Ruksin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**34%

Tap water ****76%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**46%

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

**19%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****98%**

**68%

Television ****40%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**7%

None of these assets ****20%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**71%

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 Rayang?

■ Rayang · ■ Ruksin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1281**

**1059

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**1009

Working population ****27.7%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 81.7% for women. 38% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 128 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (18%) · **■** Marginal 61 (26%)

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 Ruksin

- Ruksin H.Q.1,123 people
- Debing897 people
- Ngorlung800 people
- Ralung542 people
- Ruksin463 people
- Niglok361 people

[All 10 villages in Ruksin](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/ruksin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rayang from Pasighat?39 km by road
- What is the population of Rayang?844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rayang in?East Siang district (Ruksin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rayang?84.1% (Census 2011)