# New Jengthu Village, Namsai, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Namsai, Lohit 

# New Jengthu

New Jengthu is a village in Namsai sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 62 households**, the 16th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 292people (2011)
- 62households
- 66.8%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## New Jengthu PIN code and other codes

New Jengthu falls in Namsai sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockNamsai
- Census village code266531

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

## How far is New Jengthu from nearby towns?

- Namsai (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)139 km by road
- Tinsukia (nearest town)85 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 New Jengthu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside New Jengthu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Namsai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes

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 New Jengthu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in New Jengthu

Of every 100 households in New Jengthu in 2011, 53 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ New Jengthu · ■ Namsai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**60%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**15%

Television ****26%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**34%

Own their home ****81%**

**82%

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 New Jengthu?

■ New Jengthu · ■ Namsai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**985

Working population ****52.1%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 59.8% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 119 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (20%)

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 Namsai

- Kaba Village406 people
- Manna-II338 people
- Melangkung338 people
- Sengsap299 people
- Enten275 people
- Kungsung266 people
- Kaisu232 people
- 6th Mile Camp212 people

[All 33 villages in Namsai](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/namsai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is New Jengthu from Tezu?139 km by road
- What is the population of New Jengthu?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New Jengthu in?Lohit district (Namsai sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of New Jengthu?66.8% (Census 2011)