Village · Lathao, Lohit
# Jona - I

Jona - I is a village in Lathao sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 825 people in 155 households, the 2nd largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%.
- 825 people (2011)
- 155 households
- 46.0% literacy
- 937 females per 1,000 males

## Jona - I PIN code and other codes

Jona - I falls in Lathao sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Namsai
- Census village code 266570

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

## How far is Jona - I from nearby towns?
- Namsai (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ) 129 km by road
- Tinsukia (nearest town) 84 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jona - I?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Latho
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tezu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Roing
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jona - I known for?

The main crops are paddy and potato.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jona - I

Of every 100 households in Jona - I in 2011, 51 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jona - I · ■ Lathao rural average
- Electricity for lighting 51% 47%
- Toilet within the home 40% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 56%
- Tap water 0% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 94%
- Use banking services 12% 16%
- Television 25% 25%
- Mobile phone 14% 25%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 36% 24%
- Own their home 87% 69%

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

## What is the population of Jona - I?

■ Jona - I · ■ Lathao rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.0% 54.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 937 927
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 885 998
- Working population 23.6% 47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.4% for men and 38.2% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 159 (82%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (5%) · ■ Other work 21 (11%) · ■ Marginal 5 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lathao
- Lathao 2,756 people
- Jona - III 671 people
- Sulungtoo 652 people
- Jona Kachari Kuli 576 people
- Jona - IV 505 people

All 19 villages in Lathao

## Quick answers
- How far is Jona - I from Tezu? 129 km by road
- What is the population of Jona - I? 825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jona - I in? Lohit district (Lathao sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jona - I? 46.0% (Census 2011)

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