# Dinkhu Village, Old Ziro, Lower Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Old Ziro, Lower Subansiri 

# Dinkhu

Dinkhu is a village in Old Ziro sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 51 households**, the 21st largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 284people (2011)
- 51households
- 68.2%literacy
- 1,152females per 1,000 males

## Dinkhu PIN code and other codes

Dinkhu falls in Old Ziro sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-I
- Census village code264745

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

## How far is Dinkhu from nearby towns?

- Old Ziro (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)10 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)10 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 Dinkhu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dinkhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hija
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Salaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 9 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 Dinkhu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and finger millet**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dinkhu

Of every 100 households in Dinkhu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Dinkhu · ■ Old Ziro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**6%

Tap water ****86%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**44%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**85%

Use banking services ****78%**

**68%

Television ****26%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****24%**

**14%

None of these assets ****16%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**86%

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 Dinkhu?

■ Dinkhu · ■ Old Ziro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1152**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**902

Working population ****45.1%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 64.1% for women. 44% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (38%) · **■** Marginal 11 (9%)

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 Old Ziro

- Lempia Ayo427 people
- Gyati424 people
- Dutta385 people
- Myolyang367 people
- Yashibo255 people
- Chabo253 people
- Rilingyollo240 people
- Salaya229 people

[All 88 villages in Old Ziro](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/old-ziro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dinkhu from Ziro?10 km by road
- What is the population of Dinkhu?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dinkhu in?Lower Subansiri district (Old Ziro sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dinkhu?68.2% (Census 2011)