# Neelam Village, Pistana, Lower Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri 

# Neelam

Neelam is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **99 people in 15 households**, the 32nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 99people (2011)
- 15households
- 69.9%literacy
- 1,152females per 1,000 males

## Neelam PIN code and other codes

Neelam falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-Ii
- Census village code264987

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

## How far is Neelam from nearby towns?

- Pistana (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)45 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)45 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 Neelam?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Neelam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Talo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Neelam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ginger**. About 10% of the 10 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Neelam

Of every 100 households in Neelam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 27 a car.

■ Neelam · ■ Pistana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**65%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****87%**

**62%

Television ****67%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****27%**

**12%

None of these assets ****20%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Neelam?

■ Neelam · ■ Pistana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**68.0%

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

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**926

Working population ****30.3%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 62.8% for women. 30% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 13 (43%) · **■** Marginal 17 (57%)

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 Pistana

- Yoglu117 people
- Pinru115 people
- Lai104 people
- Dapo Geka100 people
- Oram Geko99 people
- Mudo98 people
- Poru97 people
- Seya II97 people

[All 57 villages in Pistana](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/pistana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Neelam from Ziro?45 km by road
- What is the population of Neelam?99 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Neelam in?Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Neelam?69.9% (Census 2011)