Village · Sangdupota, Papum Pare
# Lower Rupung

Lower Rupung is a village in Sangdupota sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 65 people in 9 households, the 29th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.
- 65 people (2011)
- 9 households
- 68.4% literacy
- 970 females per 1,000 males

## Lower Rupung PIN code and other codes

Lower Rupung falls in Sangdupota sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Balijan
- Census village code 262377

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

## How far is Lower Rupung from nearby towns?
- Sangdupota (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Itanagar (nearest town) 31 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Lower Rupung?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Rupung known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lower Rupung

Of every 100 households in Lower Rupung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lower Rupung · ■ Sangdupota rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 92%
- Toilet within the home 0% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 67%
- Tap water 100% 95%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 77%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 56% 78%
- Television 22% 42%
- Mobile phone 22% 62%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 44% 34%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 11%
- None of these assets 44% 18%
- Own their home 100% 91%

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

## What is the population of Lower Rupung?

■ Lower Rupung · ■ Sangdupota rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.4% 67.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 1045
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 600 985
- Working population 21.5% 35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 55.2% for women. 33% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 4 (29%) · ■ Marginal 10 (71%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sangdupota
- Gunggung 71 people
- Mebiaso - II 69 people
- Khamir 68 people
- Mebiaso 66 people
- Potha 60 people
- Rupung 58 people
- Ompuli 54 people
- New Bam 49 people

All 48 villages in Sangdupota

## Quick answers
- How far is Lower Rupung from Yupia? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Lower Rupung? 65 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Rupung in? Papum Pare district (Sangdupota sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Rupung? 68.4% (Census 2011)

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