Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri
# New Neelam

New Neelam is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 193 people in 26 households, the 7th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.
- 193 people (2011)
- 26 households
- 65.1% literacy
- 990 females per 1,000 males

## New Neelam PIN code and other codes

New Neelam falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Ziro-Ii
- Census village code 264990

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is New 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.

## What facilities are there in New Neelam?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ziro
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is New Neelam known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and ginger. About 5% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in New Neelam

Of every 100 households in New Neelam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ New Neelam · ■ Pistana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 91%
- Toilet within the home 85% 57%
- No toilet (open defecation) 15% 43%
- Tap water 92% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 92% 65%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 88% 62%
- Television 62% 25%
- Mobile phone 73% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 35% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 12% 12%
- None of these assets 23% 29%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of New Neelam?

■ New Neelam · ■ Pistana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.1% 68.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 1026
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 464 926
- Working population 35.2% 33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 59.0% for women. 32% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 16 (24%) · ■ Marginal 51 (75%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pistana
- Pistana H.Q. 338 people
- Pochu 235 people
- Dem - II 226 people
- Bello 219 people
- Sekhe 191 people
- Ekhataya 180 people
- Neri 171 people
- Dem - I 165 people

All 57 villages in Pistana

## Quick answers
- How far is New Neelam from Ziro? 45 km by road
- What is the population of New Neelam? 193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New Neelam in? Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of New Neelam? 65.1% (Census 2011)

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