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

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Village · Old Ziro, Lower Subansiri 

# Paph

Paph is a village in Old Ziro sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 47 households**, the 26th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 216people (2011)
- 47households
- 83.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Paph PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockZiro-I
- Census village code264820

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

## How far is Paph from nearby towns?

- Old Ziro (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)8 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)8 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 Paph?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Paph; 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hija
- ○Degree college5–10 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 Paph 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 Paph

Of every 100 households in Paph in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Paph · ■ Old Ziro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**6%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**85%

Use banking services ****81%**

**68%

Television ****56%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**14%

None of these assets ****19%**

**27%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 Paph?

■ Paph · ■ Old Ziro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**902

Working population ****64.8%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 76.5% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (36%) · **■** Marginal 84 (60%)

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

- Yashibo255 people
- Chabo253 people
- Rilingyollo240 people
- Salaya229 people
- Jama209 people
- Parbu207 people
- Lempia Akang178 people
- Rantii Ali178 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Paph from Ziro?8 km by road
- What is the population of Paph?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paph in?Lower Subansiri district (Old Ziro sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paph?83.7% (Census 2011)