Village · Nyapin, Kurung Kumey
# Paji

Paji is a village in Nyapin sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 239 people in 29 households, the 8th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.
- 239 people (2011)
- 29 households
- 76.2% literacy
- 811 females per 1,000 males

## Paji PIN code and other codes

Paji falls in Nyapin sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Nyapin
- Census village code 265385

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

## How far is Paji from nearby towns?
- Nyapin (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ) 105 km by road
- Nyapin (nearest town) 38 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Paji?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-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
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Maching
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nyapin
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 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 Paji known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Paji

Of every 100 households in Paji in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Paji · ■ Nyapin rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 65%
- Toilet within the home 17% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 61%
- Tap water 100% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 47% 26%
- Television 0% 12%
- Mobile phone 43% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 10% 8%
- None of these assets 57% 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 Paji?

■ Paji · ■ Nyapin rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.2% 61.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 811 1021
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 643 937
- Working population 25.1% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 71.9% for women. 23% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 34 (57%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (3%) · ■ Other work 24 (40%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nyapin
- Longlefoth 372 people
- Yuba 349 people
- Laba 345 people
- Lomte 283 people
- Changkung 232 people
- Rangdo 203 people
- Tapuk 170 people
- Bik 169 people

All 44 villages in Nyapin

## Quick answers
- How far is Paji from Koloriang? 105 km by road
- What is the population of Paji? 239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paji in? Kurung Kumey district (Nyapin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paji? 76.2% (Census 2011)

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