Village · Doimukh, Papum Pare # Lekha Lekha is a village in Doimukh sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 90 people in 17 households, the 21st largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 90 people (2011) - 17 households - 67.6% literacy - 731 females per 1,000 males ## Lekha PIN code and other codes Lekha falls in Doimukh sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Doimukh - Census village code 262500 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lekha from nearby towns? - Doimukh (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Yupia (district HQ) 11 km by road - Naharlagun (nearest town) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lekha? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Lekha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Rono - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rono - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Yupia - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 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 5–10 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 Lekha known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and yam. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lekha Of every 100 households in Lekha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Lekha · ■ Doimukh rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 88% 83% - No toilet (open defecation) 12% 15% - Tap water 62% 66% - Drinking water within premises 38% 56% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 67% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 30% - Use banking services 42% 87% - Television 29% 77% - Mobile phone 38% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 4% - Two-wheeler 21% 33% - Car / jeep / van 4% 27% - None of these assets 12% 9% - Own their home 38% 43% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lekha? ■ Lekha · ■ Doimukh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.6% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 731 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 600 1048 - Working population 20.0% 33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 65.6% for women. 31% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 6 (33%) · ■ Household industry 1 (6%) · ■ Other work 3 (17%) · ■ Marginal 8 (44%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Doimukh - Numpu 174 people - Taying Tarang 172 people - Lekhi 161 people - Rose 102 people - Jampa 84 people - Tomru 57 people - 5 Mile Village 24 people - 10 Mile Camp 4 people All 25 villages in Doimukh ## Quick answers - How far is Lekha from Yupia? 11 km by road - What is the population of Lekha? 90 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lekha in? Papum Pare district (Doimukh sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lekha? 67.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/doimukh/lekha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.