# Lekhi Village, Doimukh, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Doimukh, Papum Pare 

# Lekhi

Lekhi is a village in Doimukh sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 32 households**, the 19th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 161people (2011)
- 32households
- 55.3%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Lekhi PIN code and other codes

Lekhi falls in Doimukh sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDoimukh
- Census village code262506

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lekhi from nearby towns?

- Doimukh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)20 km by road
- Naharlagun (nearest town)28 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Lekhi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lekhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rono
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lekhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, yam and maize**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Lekhi

Of every 100 households in Lekhi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Lekhi · ■ Doimukh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**15%

Tap water ****0%**

**66%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**67%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**30%

Use banking services ****63%**

**87%

Television ****31%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**27%

None of these assets ****29%**

**9%

Own their home ****83%**

**43%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Lekhi?

■ Lekhi · ■ Doimukh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1857**

**1048

Working population ****39.8%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 49.3% for women. 37% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 49 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (9%) · **■** Other work 9 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Doimukh

- Yurkum183 people
- Amba182 people
- Numpu174 people
- Taying Tarang172 people
- Rose102 people
- Lekha90 people
- Jampa84 people
- Tomru57 people

[All 25 villages in Doimukh](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/doimukh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lekhi from Yupia?20 km by road
- What is the population of Lekhi?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lekhi in?Papum Pare district (Doimukh sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lekhi?55.3% (Census 2011)