# Richi Village, Itanagar, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Itanagar, Papum Pare 

# Richi

Richi is a village in Itanagar sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **164 people in 25 households**, the 11th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%.

- 164people (2011)
- 25households
- 67.9%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Richi PIN code and other codes

Richi falls in Itanagar sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDoimukh
- Census village code262448

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

## How far is Richi from nearby towns?

- Itanagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)27 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 Richi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Itanagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Itanagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / 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.

## Homes and amenities in Richi

Of every 100 households in Richi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 32 a car.

■ Richi · ■ Itanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**28%

Tap water ****53%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**35%

Use banking services ****74%**

**79%

Television ****68%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****32%**

**20%

None of these assets ****21%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**68%

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 Richi?

■ Richi · ■ Itanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**72.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**905

Working population ****29.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 67.6% for women. 34% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (21%) · **■** Other work 23 (48%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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 Itanagar

- Chimi317 people
- Bat248 people
- Papu Nalah to E/Gate233 people
- Hokka198 people
- Dat121 people
- Bedhi Bdhak103 people
- Paga-Tarak85 people
- Kongko82 people

[All 22 villages in Itanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/itanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Richi from Yupia?27 km by road
- What is the population of Richi?164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Richi in?Papum Pare district (Itanagar sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Richi?67.9% (Census 2011)