Village · Banderdawa, Papum Pare
# Forest Colony

Forest Colony is a village in Banderdawa sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 261 people in 52 households, the 8th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 261 people (2011)
- 52 households
- 86.1% literacy
- 1,055 females per 1,000 males

## Forest Colony PIN code and other codes

Forest Colony falls in Banderdawa sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Doimukh
- Census village code 262337

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

## How far is Forest Colony from nearby towns?
- Banderdewa (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 34 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Forest Colony?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

The main crops are paddy and maize.

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

## Homes and amenities in Forest Colony

Of every 100 households in Forest Colony in 2011, 96 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Forest Colony · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 86%
- Toilet within the home 79% 65%
- No toilet (open defecation) 21% 31%
- Tap water 96% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 77% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 15% 49%
- Use banking services 85% 64%
- Television 85% 60%
- Mobile phone 92% 73%
- Computer with internet 9% 3%
- Two-wheeler 38% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 24% 9%
- None of these assets 4% 15%
- Own their home 19% 61%

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

## What is the population of Forest Colony?

■ Forest Colony · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.1% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1055 949
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 946
- Working population 37.2% 30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 83.6% for women. 44% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 69 (71%) · ■ Marginal 20 (21%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Banderdawa
- Upper Dobum 334 people
- Banderdewa Aniya 323 people
- Kharsingsa RWD Colony 285 people
- Banderdewa Tani-I 266 people
- Banderdewa Market Line 260 people
- Lower Dobum 258 people
- Banderdewa Nyokom 241 people
- Kharsingasa Village 235 people

All 52 villages in Banderdawa

## Quick answers
- How far is Forest Colony from Yupia? 34 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Colony? 261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Colony in? Papum Pare district (Banderdawa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Colony? 86.1% (Census 2011)

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