# Piyong Singphoo Village, Piyong, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Piyong, Lohit 

# Piyong Singphoo

Piyong Singphoo is a village in Piyong sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **618 people in 143 households**, the 8th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.9%.

- 618people (2011)
- 143households
- 50.1%literacy
- 807females per 1,000 males

## Piyong Singphoo PIN code and other codes

Piyong Singphoo falls in Piyong sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockNamsai
- Census village code266582

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

## How far is Piyong Singphoo from nearby towns?

- Namsai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)200 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 Piyong Singphoo?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Namsai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 h winter

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 Piyong Singphoo known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Piyong Singphoo

Of every 100 households in Piyong Singphoo in 2011, 28 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Piyong Singphoo · ■ Piyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**14%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****57%**

**34%

Own their home ****28%**

**71%

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 Piyong Singphoo?

■ Piyong Singphoo · ■ Piyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**49.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****807**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**985

Working population ****52.6%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.2% for men and 40.8% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 195 (60%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Piyong

- Wagen pathar No.I738 people
- Wengko690 people
- Piyong Khampti686 people
- Chesing Wingko660 people
- Adi Ningroo534 people
- Pangen436 people
- Jenglai425 people
- Nongtaw Shyam338 people

[All 27 villages in Piyong](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/piyong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Piyong Singphoo from Tezu?200 km by road
- What is the population of Piyong Singphoo?618 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piyong Singphoo in?Lohit district (Piyong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Piyong Singphoo?50.1% (Census 2011)