Village · Naharlagun, Papum Pare
# Riyub

Riyub is a village in Naharlagun sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,002 people in 204 households, the 3rd largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.
- 1,002 people (2011)
- 204 households
- 76.6% literacy
- 942 females per 1,000 males

## Riyub PIN code and other codes

Riyub falls in Naharlagun sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Doimukh
- Census village code 262474

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

## How far is Riyub from nearby towns?
- Naharlagun (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Naharlagun (nearest town) 4 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Riyub?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Nirjuli
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Naharlagun
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yupia
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 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 Riyub known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet.

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

## Homes and amenities in Riyub

Of every 100 households in Riyub in 2011, 92 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 27 a car.

■ Riyub · ■ Naharlagun rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 94%
- Toilet within the home 100% 81%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 15%
- Tap water 54% 75%
- Drinking water within premises 35% 48%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 72% 76%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 23% 22%
- Use banking services 82% 88%
- Television 90% 75%
- Mobile phone 78% 83%
- Computer with internet 8% 12%
- Two-wheeler 31% 34%
- Car / jeep / van 27% 28%
- None of these assets 2% 6%
- Own their home 47% 55%

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

## What is the population of Riyub?

■ Riyub · ■ Naharlagun rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.6% 80.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 802 981
- Working population 26.6% 34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 73.1% for women. 37% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 219 (82%) · ■ Marginal 41 (15%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Naharlagun
- Nirjuli Complex 4,791 people
- Naharlagun Model Vill. 1,863 people
- Lekhi Village 627 people
- Papu - I 423 people
- Nirjuli Village 339 people
- Papu - II 322 people

All 35 villages in Naharlagun

## Quick answers
- How far is Riyub from Yupia? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Riyub? 1,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riyub in? Papum Pare district (Naharlagun sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Riyub? 76.6% (Census 2011)

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