Village · Piyong, Lohit
# Wingseng Nongtaw

Wingseng Nongtaw is a village in Piyong sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 156 people in 30 households, the 22nd largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.9%.
- 156 people (2011)
- 30 households
- 31.1% literacy
- 1,836 females per 1,000 males

## Wingseng Nongtaw PIN code and other codes

Wingseng Nongtaw falls in Piyong sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Namsai
- Census village code 266602

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

## How far is Wingseng Nongtaw from nearby towns?
- Namsai (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ) 209 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Wingseng Nongtaw?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Wingseng Nongtaw; 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
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 16 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Wingseng Nongtaw known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Wingseng Nongtaw

Of every 100 households in Wingseng Nongtaw in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wingseng Nongtaw · ■ Piyong rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 35%
- Toilet within the home 100% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 46%
- Tap water 44% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 49%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 0% 14%
- Television 4% 19%
- Mobile phone 0% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 0% 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 Wingseng Nongtaw?

■ Wingseng Nongtaw · ■ Piyong rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 31.1% 49.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1836 925
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 985
- Working population 35.3% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.8% for men and 31.8% for women. 35% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 24 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (18%) · ■ Household industry 1 (2%) · ■ Marginal 20 (36%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Piyong
- Lekang Khamti 234 people
- Mengkeng Khamti 230 people
- Wagon Pathar IV 201 people
- Wagon Pather III 181 people
- Mukron 128 people
- Khasangkung 54 people
- Wingkham Nongtaw 37 people
- Mathingkung 8 people

All 27 villages in Piyong

## Quick answers
- How far is Wingseng Nongtaw from Tezu? 209 km by road
- What is the population of Wingseng Nongtaw? 156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wingseng Nongtaw in? Lohit district (Piyong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Wingseng Nongtaw? 31.1% (Census 2011)

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