Village · Kimin, Papum Pare
# Lower Sher

Lower Sher is a village in Kimin sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 177 people in 30 households, the 11th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.
- 177 people (2011)
- 30 households
- 76.8% literacy
- 903 females per 1,000 males

## Lower Sher PIN code and other codes

Lower Sher falls in Kimin sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Kimin
- Census village code 262740

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

## How far is Lower Sher from nearby towns?
- Kimin (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 90 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Lower Sher?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · North Lakhimpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · North Lakhimpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yupia
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Lower Sher known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lower Sher

Of every 100 households in Lower Sher in 2011, 93 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Lower Sher · ■ Kimin rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 84%
- Toilet within the home 32% 56%
- No toilet (open defecation) 68% 44%
- Tap water 18% 53%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 43%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 56%
- Use banking services 46% 78%
- Television 71% 54%
- Mobile phone 50% 63%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 18% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 9%
- None of these assets 18% 16%
- Own their home 75% 68%

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

## What is the population of Lower Sher?

■ Lower Sher · ■ Kimin rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.8% 79.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 903 701
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1188 1037
- Working population 46.3% 47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 69.2% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 45 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 13 (16%) · ■ Other work 24 (29%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kimin
- Khudh 314 people
- Upper Jumi 297 people
- Lora - I & II 292 people
- Aibee 215 people
- Boda 175 people
- Upper Lichi 128 people
- Lower Lichi 117 people
- Belo - II 111 people

All 26 villages in Kimin

## Quick answers
- How far is Lower Sher from Yupia? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Lower Sher? 177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Sher in? Papum Pare district (Kimin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Sher? 76.8% (Census 2011)

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