Village · Banderdawa, Papum Pare
# Goru Bandha

Goru Bandha is a village in Banderdawa sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 79 people in 15 households, the 42nd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 79 people (2011)
- 15 households
- 57.6% literacy
- 975 females per 1,000 males

## Goru Bandha PIN code and other codes

Goru Bandha falls in Banderdawa sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Doimukh
- Census village code 262319

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

## How far is Goru Bandha from nearby towns?
- Banderdewa (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 50 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Goru Bandha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Goru Bandha; 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
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ 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 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Goru Bandha known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize.

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

## Homes and amenities in Goru Bandha

Of every 100 households in Goru Bandha in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Goru Bandha · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 86%
- Toilet within the home 8% 65%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 31%
- Tap water 0% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 49%
- Use banking services 83% 64%
- Television 50% 60%
- Mobile phone 75% 73%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 17% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 9%
- None of these assets 17% 15%
- Own their home 67% 61%

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

## What is the population of Goru Bandha?

■ Goru Bandha · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.6% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 949
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 946
- Working population 73.4% 30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 56.2% for women. 68% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 19 (33%) · ■ Other work 7 (12%) · ■ Marginal 32 (55%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Banderdawa
- Niya Namchang 97 people
- Sonajuli Farm 91 people
- Tani Hapa Upper 87 people
- Vana Vigyan Kendra 85 people
- Pichola Saw Mill 68 people
- Tarajuli - I 65 people
- Changmara 57 people
- Duda Namchang 42 people

All 52 villages in Banderdawa

## Quick answers
- How far is Goru Bandha from Yupia? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Goru Bandha? 79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goru Bandha in? Papum Pare district (Banderdawa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Goru Bandha? 57.6% (Census 2011)

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