Village · Yachuli, Lower Subansiri
# Laj

Laj is a village in Yachuli sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh, PIN code 791120. The 2011 Census counted 87 people in 18 households, the 40th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%.
- 87 people (2011)
- 18 households
- 60.8% literacy
- 791120 PIN code

## Laj PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Laj is 791120. Laj falls in Yachuli sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 791120
- Community development block Ziro-Ii
- Census village code 264840

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

## How far is Laj from nearby towns?
- Yachuli (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town) 35 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Laj?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Laj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Laj known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Products made here include cane bag and bamboo bag.

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

## Homes and amenities in Laj

Of every 100 households in Laj in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Laj · ■ Yachuli rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 81%
- Toilet within the home 100% 52%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 43%
- Tap water 100% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 81%
- Use banking services 100% 63%
- Television 44% 45%
- Mobile phone 56% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 0% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 14%
- None of these assets 17% 28%
- Own their home 100% 87%

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

## What is the population of Laj?

■ Laj · ■ Yachuli rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.8% 71.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 950
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 625 891
- Working population 43.7% 36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 55.6% for women. 37% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 36 (95%) · ■ Marginal 2 (5%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Yachuli
- Nima Happa 95 people
- Nyokum Putu 95 people
- Proibrin Happa 94 people
- Mai 88 people
- Rumlin 83 people
- Sithlengka 80 people
- Korashi 73 people
- Polin 71 people

All 58 villages in Yachuli

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Laj? 791120
- How far is Laj from Ziro? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Laj? 87 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laj in? Lower Subansiri district (Yachuli sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Laj? 60.8% (Census 2011)

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