Village · Banderdawa, Papum Pare
# Niya Namchang

Niya Namchang is a village in Banderdawa sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 97 people in 18 households, the 38th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 97 people (2011)
- 18 households
- 84.3% literacy
- 865 females per 1,000 males

## Niya Namchang PIN code and other codes

Niya Namchang falls in Banderdawa sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Doimukh
- Census village code 262346

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

## How far is Niya Namchang 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 Niya Namchang?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage 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
- ● Polling station 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 5–10 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 Niya Namchang known for?

The main crops are paddy.

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

## Homes and amenities in Niya Namchang

Of every 100 households in Niya Namchang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Niya Namchang · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 86%
- Toilet within the home 41% 65%
- No toilet (open defecation) 59% 31%
- Tap water 0% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 59% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 41% 49%
- Use banking services 76% 64%
- Television 71% 60%
- Mobile phone 59% 73%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 41% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 24% 9%
- None of these assets 24% 15%
- Own their home 100% 61%

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

## What is the population of Niya Namchang?

■ Niya Namchang · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.3% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 865 949
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 946
- Working population 26.8% 30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 84.2% for women. 40% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (12%) · ■ Other work 22 (85%) · ■ Marginal 1 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Banderdawa
- Chessa II 107 people
- Pichola Nyishi 104 people
- Banderdewa 103 people
- Dipu Colony 100 people
- Sonajuli Farm 91 people
- Tani Hapa Upper 87 people
- Vana Vigyan Kendra 85 people
- Goru Bandha 79 people

All 52 villages in Banderdawa

## Quick answers
- How far is Niya Namchang from Yupia? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Niya Namchang? 97 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Niya Namchang in? Papum Pare district (Banderdawa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Niya Namchang? 84.3% (Census 2011)

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