Village · Nyapin, Kurung Kumey
# Kish

Kish is a village in Nyapin sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 36 people in 6 households, the 34th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.
- 36 people (2011)
- 6 households
- 57.7% literacy
- 895 females per 1,000 males

## Kish PIN code and other codes

Kish falls in Nyapin sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Nyapin
- Census village code 265368

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

## How far is Kish from nearby towns?
- Nyapin (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ) 81 km by road
- Nyapin (nearest town) 9 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kish?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kish; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nyapin
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ Post office 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kish known for?

The main crops are paddy, millet and maize. Products made here include bamboo products, basket and mate.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kish

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

■ Kish · ■ Nyapin rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 65%
- Toilet within the home 100% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 61%
- Tap water 100% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 0% 26%
- Television 0% 12%
- Mobile phone 0% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 8%
- None of these assets 100% 63%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kish?

■ Kish · ■ Nyapin rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.7% 61.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 895 1021
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2333 937
- Working population 22.2% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 40.0% for women. 32% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (62%) · ■ Other work 3 (38%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nyapin
- Hote 54 people
- Panung 50 people
- Gyanar 46 people
- Jiping 36 people
- Taya 35 people
- Langdo 30 people
- Suriu 21 people
- Guha 20 people

All 44 villages in Nyapin

## Quick answers
- How far is Kish from Koloriang? 81 km by road
- What is the population of Kish? 36 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kish in? Kurung Kumey district (Nyapin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kish? 57.7% (Census 2011)

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