# Thowu Village, Yazali, Lower Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Yazali, Lower Subansiri 

# Thowu

Thowu is a village in Yazali sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **45 people in 7 households**, the 57th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 45people (2011)
- 7households
- 54.5%literacy
- 800females per 1,000 males

## Thowu PIN code and other codes

Thowu falls in Yazali sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-Ii
- Census village code264913

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

## How far is Thowu from nearby towns?

- New Pitapool (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)50 km by road
- Hapoli (nearest town)50 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 Thowu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Thowu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Yazali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Thowu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and pine apple**. About 4% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Thowu

Of every 100 households in Thowu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thowu · ■ Yazali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**57%

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

**38%

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

**60%

Use banking services ****0%**

**83%

Television ****0%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**16%

None of these assets ****0%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**65%

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 Thowu?

■ Thowu · ■ Yazali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****200**

**940

Working population ****44.4%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 44.4% for women. 32% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (15%) · **■** Marginal 17 (85%)

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 Yazali

- Khompu55 people
- Pitapool52 people
- Mego51 people
- Nyllo48 people
- Dillipaji44 people
- Rub39 people
- Dekh33 people
- New Yazali31 people

[All 69 villages in Yazali](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/yazali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Thowu from Ziro?50 km by road
- What is the population of Thowu?45 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thowu in?Lower Subansiri district (Yazali sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thowu?54.5% (Census 2011)