# Lower Geram, Toru, Papum Pare – Population & Literacy

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Village · Toru, Papum Pare 

# Lower Geram

Lower Geram is a village in [Toru](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/toru/) sub-district of [Papum Pare](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/) district, [Arunachal Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **116 people in 27 households**, the 3rd largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 116people (2011)
- 27households
- 45.5%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Lower Geram PIN code and other codes

Lower Geram falls in Toru sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockSagalee
- Census village code262532

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

## How far is Lower Geram from nearby towns?

- Sagalee (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sagalee (nearest town)37 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 Lower Geram?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Geram Ii
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sagalee
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○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
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Lower Geram

Of every 100 households in Lower Geram in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Lower Geram · ■ Toru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**82%

Use banking services ****46%**

**60%

Television ****33%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**10%

None of these assets ****38%**

**26%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Lower Geram?

■ Lower Geram · ■ Toru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.5%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**1021

Working population ****66.4%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 36.7% for women. 65% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (12%) · **■** Other work 19 (25%) · **■** Marginal 8 (10%)

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 Toru

- Pech302 people
- Laptap275 people
- Ompoli - Hoj113 people
- Upper Geram113 people
- Kheel - II112 people
- Kuksing111 people

[All 42 villages in Toru](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/toru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lower Geram from Yupia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Lower Geram?116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Geram in?Papum Pare district (Toru sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Geram?45.5% (Census 2011)