# Payu Village, Phassang, Kurung Kumey (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Phassang, Kurung Kumey 

# Payu

Payu is a village in Phassang sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **24 people in 8 households**, the 25th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 24people (2011)
- 8households
- 31.6%literacy
- 1,400females per 1,000 males

## Payu PIN code and other codes

Payu falls in Phassang sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Gram panchayatLungsa
- Community development blockNyapin
- Census village code265402

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

## How far is Payu from nearby towns?

- Nyapin (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ)108 km by road
- Nyapin (nearest town)23 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 Payu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nyapin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river

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 Payu known for?

About 5% of the 650 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 Payu

Of every 100 households in Payu in 2011, 0 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.

■ Payu · ■ Phassang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**65%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**8%

Television ****0%**

**1%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****100%**

**74%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Payu?

■ Payu · ■ Phassang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.6%**

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1400**

**1094

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4000**

**823

Working population ****75.0%**

**46.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.4% for men and 20.0% for women. 80% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 12 (67%) · **■** Other work 2 (11%) · **■** Marginal 4 (22%)

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 Phassang

- Rayer Solung28 people
- Rluguha28 people
- Pinchi Solung27 people
- Saleriang26 people
- Sikey23 people
- Youndo16 people
- Palang4 people

[All 29 villages in Phassang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/kurung-kumey/phassang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Payu from Koloriang?108 km by road
- What is the population of Payu?24 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Payu in?Kurung Kumey district (Phassang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Payu?31.6% (Census 2011)