Village · Banderdawa, Papum Pare
# Kharsingsa RWD Colony

Kharsingsa RWD Colony is a village in Banderdawa sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 285 people in 58 households, the 6th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 285 people (2011)
- 58 households
- 82.8% literacy
- 979 females per 1,000 males

## Kharsingsa RWD Colony PIN code and other codes

Kharsingsa RWD Colony falls in Banderdawa sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Doimukh
- Census village code 262357

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

## How far is Kharsingsa RWD Colony from nearby towns?
- Banderdewa (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 36 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kharsingsa RWD Colony?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kharsingsa RWD Colony; 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
- ● National highway In village
- ● State 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
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · V
- ○ 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 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Kharsingsa RWD Colony known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kharsingsa RWD Colony

Of every 100 households in Kharsingsa RWD Colony in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Kharsingsa RWD Colony · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 86%
- Toilet within the home 88% 65%
- No toilet (open defecation) 2% 31%
- Tap water 98% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 43% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 52% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 48% 49%
- Use banking services 87% 64%
- Television 56% 60%
- Mobile phone 80% 73%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 15% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 13% 9%
- None of these assets 10% 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 Kharsingsa RWD Colony?

■ Kharsingsa RWD Colony · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.8% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 949
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 758 946
- Working population 24.9% 30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 75.9% for women. 38% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 62 (87%) · ■ Marginal 8 (11%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Banderdawa
- Banderdewa 5/1 443 people
- Upper Kharsingsa 412 people
- Upper Dobum 334 people
- Banderdewa Aniya 323 people
- Banderdewa Tani-I 266 people
- Forest Colony 261 people
- Banderdewa Market Line 260 people
- Lower Dobum 258 people

All 52 villages in Banderdawa

## Quick answers
- How far is Kharsingsa RWD Colony from Yupia? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Kharsingsa RWD Colony? 285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharsingsa RWD Colony in? Papum Pare district (Banderdawa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharsingsa RWD Colony? 82.8% (Census 2011)

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