Village · Banderdawa, Papum Pare
# Durpang forest camp

Durpang forest camp is a village in Banderdawa sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 42 people in 8 households, the 47th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 42 people (2011)
- 8 households
- 69.7% literacy
- 1,000 females per 1,000 males

## Durpang forest camp PIN code and other codes

Durpang forest camp falls in Banderdawa sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Doimukh
- Census village code 262315

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

## How far is Durpang forest camp from nearby towns?
- Banderdewa (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 52 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Durpang forest camp?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Durpang forest camp; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Durpang forest camp known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize.

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

## Homes and amenities in Durpang forest camp

Of every 100 households in Durpang forest camp in 2011, 50 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durpang forest camp · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 50% 86%
- Toilet within the home 17% 65%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 31%
- Tap water 0% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 49%
- Use banking services 0% 64%
- Television 17% 60%
- Mobile phone 0% 73%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 0% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 9%
- None of these assets 33% 15%
- Own their home 33% 61%

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

## What is the population of Durpang forest camp?

■ Durpang forest camp · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.7% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 949
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1250 946
- Working population 50.0% 30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 62.5% for women. 43% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (71%) · ■ Other work 4 (19%) · ■ Marginal 2 (10%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Banderdawa
- Pichola Saw Mill 68 people
- Tarajuli - I 65 people
- Changmara 57 people
- Duda Namchang 42 people
- Tarajuli Forest Camp 37 people
- Goru Bandha F/Camp 14 people
- Taram 7 people

All 52 villages in Banderdawa

## Quick answers
- How far is Durpang forest camp from Yupia? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Durpang forest camp? 42 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durpang forest camp in? Papum Pare district (Banderdawa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Durpang forest camp? 69.7% (Census 2011)

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