Village · Palin, Kurung Kumey
# Pagu

Pagu is a village in Palin sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 42 people in 8 households, the 63rd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.
- 42 people (2011)
- 8 households
- 28.6% literacy
- 1,333 females per 1,000 males

## Pagu PIN code and other codes

Pagu falls in Palin sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Palin
- Census village code 265236

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

## How far is Pagu from nearby towns?
- Palin (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Palin (nearest town) 20 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pagu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pagu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Palin
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 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 Pagu known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pagu

Of every 100 households in Pagu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pagu · ■ Palin rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 42%
- Toilet within the home 0% 31%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 65%
- Tap water 0% 45%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 84%
- Use banking services 75% 57%
- Television 0% 16%
- Mobile phone 17% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 67% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 10%
- None of these assets 33% 35%
- Own their home 100% 94%

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

## What is the population of Pagu?

■ Pagu · ■ Palin rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 28.6% 62.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1333 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2500 932
- Working population 76.2% 46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.5% for men and 21.1% for women. 83% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (31%) · ■ Other work 1 (3%) · ■ Marginal 21 (66%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Palin
- Lengbia 58 people
- Geyo 49 people
- Sayata 48 people
- Kayekh 43 people
- Rukso 39 people
- Tabiang 37 people
- Karko 36 people
- Tarang Biang 35 people

All 71 villages in Palin

## Quick answers
- How far is Pagu from Koloriang? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Pagu? 42 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pagu in? Kurung Kumey district (Palin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pagu? 28.6% (Census 2011)

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