# Upper Sher Village, Kimin, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kimin, Papum Pare 

# Upper Sher

Upper Sher is a village in Kimin sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **395 people in 73 households**, the 4th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 395people (2011)
- 73households
- 75.8%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Upper Sher PIN code and other codes

Upper Sher falls in Kimin sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKimin
- Census village code262741

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

## How far is Upper Sher from nearby towns?

- Kimin (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)93 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 Upper Sher?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Kimin
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · North Lakhimpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · North Lakhimpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Upper Sher known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Upper Sher

Of every 100 households in Upper Sher in 2011, 96 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Upper Sher · ■ Kimin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**44%

Tap water ****39%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**56%

Use banking services ****49%**

**78%

Television ****45%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**9%

None of these assets ****35%**

**16%

Own their home ****65%**

**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 Upper Sher?

■ Upper Sher · ■ Kimin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**701

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156**

**1037

Working population ****39.0%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 69.5% for women. 42% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 73 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (8%) · **■** Other work 67 (44%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Kimin

- Kimin H.Q.2,168 people
- Durpa - I & II656 people
- Deep533 people
- Kimin Model Village354 people
- Santinagar349 people
- Khudh314 people
- Upper Jumi297 people

[All 26 villages in Kimin](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/kimin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Upper Sher from Yupia?93 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Sher?395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Sher in?Papum Pare district (Kimin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Sher?75.8% (Census 2011)