Village · Banderdawa, Papum Pare
# Vana Vigyan Kendra

Vana Vigyan Kendra is a village in Banderdawa sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 85 people in 21 households, the 41st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 85 people (2011)
- 21 households
- 86.3% literacy
- 1,500 females per 1,000 males

## Vana Vigyan Kendra PIN code and other codes

Vana Vigyan Kendra falls in Banderdawa sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Doimukh
- Census village code 262312

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

## How far is Vana Vigyan Kendra from nearby towns?
- Banderdewa (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 42 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Vana Vigyan Kendra?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Vana Vigyan Kendra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Sonojuli
- ○ 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 under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes 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 Vana Vigyan Kendra known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize.

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

## Homes and amenities in Vana Vigyan Kendra

Of every 100 households in Vana Vigyan Kendra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Vana Vigyan Kendra · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 86%
- Toilet within the home 100% 65%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 31%
- Tap water 57% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 49%
- Use banking services 67% 64%
- Television 81% 60%
- Mobile phone 86% 73%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 14% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 9%
- None of these assets 5% 15%
- Own their home 0% 61%

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

## What is the population of Vana Vigyan Kendra?

■ Vana Vigyan Kendra · ■ Banderdawa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.3% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1500 949
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 714 946
- Working population 25.9% 30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 78.3% for women. 44% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 1 (5%) · ■ Household industry 14 (64%) · ■ Other work 7 (32%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Banderdawa
- Dipu Colony 100 people
- Niya Namchang 97 people
- Sonajuli Farm 91 people
- Tani Hapa Upper 87 people
- Goru Bandha 79 people
- Pichola Saw Mill 68 people
- Tarajuli - I 65 people
- Changmara 57 people

All 52 villages in Banderdawa

## Quick answers
- How far is Vana Vigyan Kendra from Yupia? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Vana Vigyan Kendra? 85 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vana Vigyan Kendra in? Papum Pare district (Banderdawa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Vana Vigyan Kendra? 86.3% (Census 2011)

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