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

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Village · Old Ziro, Lower Subansiri 

# Dura

Dura is a village in Old Ziro sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **67 people in 20 households**, the 54th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 67people (2011)
- 20households
- 70.8%literacy
- 675females per 1,000 males

## Dura PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockZiro-I
- Census village code264814

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

## How far is Dura from nearby towns?

- Old Ziro (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)13 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)13 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 Dura?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Dura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hija
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hija
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Salaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Dura 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 Dura

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

■ Dura · ■ Old Ziro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**85%

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

**92%

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

**6%

Tap water ****0%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****0%**

**68%

Television ****0%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**19%

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

**14%

None of these assets ****100%**

**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 Dura?

■ Dura · ■ Old Ziro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****675**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**902

Working population ****52.2%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 65.4% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 34 (97%)

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

- Siikhe83 people
- Lyako82 people
- Tobyo81 people
- Myodipu78 people
- Megya64 people
- Khangalya63 people
- Subuago59 people
- Byabia55 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dura from Ziro?13 km by road
- What is the population of Dura?67 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dura in?Lower Subansiri district (Old Ziro sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dura?70.8% (Census 2011)