Village · Piyong, Lohit
# Nongtaw Shyam

Nongtaw Shyam is a village in Piyong sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 338 people in 67 households, the 12th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.9%.
- 338 people (2011)
- 67 households
- 87.3% literacy
- 867 females per 1,000 males

## Nongtaw Shyam PIN code and other codes

Nongtaw Shyam falls in Piyong sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Namsai
- Census village code 266605

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

## How far is Nongtaw Shyam from nearby towns?
- Namsai (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ) 212 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nongtaw Shyam?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Nongtaw Shyam; 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
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Namsai
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tezu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Roing
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ 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 covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nongtaw Shyam known for?

The main crops are paddy, mustard and potato. Products made here include bamboo.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nongtaw Shyam

Of every 100 households in Nongtaw Shyam in 2011, 59 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nongtaw Shyam · ■ Piyong rural average
- Electricity for lighting 59% 35%
- Toilet within the home 62% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 38% 46%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 49%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 65% 95%
- Use banking services 32% 14%
- Television 33% 19%
- Mobile phone 32% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 18% 34%
- Own their home 100% 71%

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

## What is the population of Nongtaw Shyam?

■ Nongtaw Shyam · ■ Piyong rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 87.3% 49.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 867 925
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1037 985
- Working population 55.6% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 82.9% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 66 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (3%) · ■ Other work 8 (4%) · ■ Marginal 108 (57%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Piyong
- Piyong Singphoo 618 people
- Adi Ningroo 534 people
- Pangen 436 people
- Jenglai 425 people
- Piyong Kachari Vill. 328 people
- Wagen Pathar No.II 325 people
- Phaneng 289 people
- Wingseng Nonwtaw II 244 people

All 27 villages in Piyong

## Quick answers
- How far is Nongtaw Shyam from Tezu? 212 km by road
- What is the population of Nongtaw Shyam? 338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongtaw Shyam in? Lohit district (Piyong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nongtaw Shyam? 87.3% (Census 2011)

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