Village · Naharlagun, Papum Pare
# Rayo

Rayo is a village in Naharlagun sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 163 people in 24 households, the 18th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.
- 163 people (2011)
- 24 households
- 85.4% literacy
- 1,362 females per 1,000 males

## Rayo PIN code and other codes

Rayo falls in Naharlagun sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Doimukh
- Census village code 262472

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

## What facilities are there in Rayo?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Naharlagun
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 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
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Rayo known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rayo

Of every 100 households in Rayo in 2011, 97 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 97 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 94 a two-wheeler and 32 a car.

■ Rayo · ■ Naharlagun rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 94%
- Toilet within the home 100% 81%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 15%
- Tap water 100% 75%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 48%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 97% 76%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 3% 22%
- Use banking services 100% 88%
- Television 85% 75%
- Mobile phone 97% 83%
- Computer with internet 32% 12%
- Two-wheeler 94% 34%
- Car / jeep / van 32% 28%
- None of these assets 0% 6%
- Own their home 100% 55%

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

## What is the population of Rayo?

■ Rayo · ■ Naharlagun rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.4% 80.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1362 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 3000 981
- Working population 12.3% 34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 83.5% for women. 12% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (15%) · ■ Household industry 1 (5%) · ■ Other work 11 (55%) · ■ Marginal 5 (25%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Naharlagun
- Nirjuli-II 193 people
- Nanital 190 people
- Ania 185 people
- Sichir 171 people
- Upper Nyorch 148 people
- Tarajuli 144 people
- Lotha 131 people
- Nirjuli-I 130 people

All 35 villages in Naharlagun

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Rayo? 163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rayo in? Papum Pare district (Naharlagun sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rayo? 85.4% (Census 2011)

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