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

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Village · Old Ziro, Lower Subansiri 

# Parbu

Parbu is a village in Old Ziro sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 34 households**, the 28th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 207people (2011)
- 34households
- 91.7%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Parbu PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockZiro-I
- Census village code264810

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

## How far is Parbu from nearby towns?

- Old Ziro (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)9 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)9 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 Parbu?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Parbu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hija
- ○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

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 Parbu 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 Parbu

Of every 100 households in Parbu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Parbu · ■ Old Ziro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**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 ****12%**

**68%

Television ****0%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**14%

None of these assets ****82%**

**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 Parbu?

■ Parbu · ■ Old Ziro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****529**

**902

Working population ****30.9%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 91.0% for women. 33% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 25 (39%) · **■** Marginal 25 (39%)

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

- Rilingyollo240 people
- Salaya229 people
- Paph216 people
- Jama209 people
- Lempia Akang178 people
- Rantii Ali178 people
- Supyu161 people
- Pyuth144 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Parbu from Ziro?9 km by road
- What is the population of Parbu?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parbu in?Lower Subansiri district (Old Ziro sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parbu?91.7% (Census 2011)