# Surbu/Tseretse Village, Lhou, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lhou, Tawang 

# Surbu/Tseretse

Surbu/Tseretse is a village in Lhou sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **193 people in 20 households**, the 7th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.3%.

- 193people (2011)
- 20households
- 23.5%literacy
- 388females per 1,000 males

## Surbu/Tseretse PIN code and other codes

Surbu/Tseretse falls in Lhou sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockTawang
- Census village code261580

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

## How far is Surbu/Tseretse from nearby towns?

- Lhou (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)22 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 Surbu/Tseretse?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Surbu/Tseretse; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lhou
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tawang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Surbu/Tseretse known for?

The main crops are **millet, wheat and maize**. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and namlham. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Surbu/Tseretse

Of every 100 households in Surbu/Tseretse in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Surbu/Tseretse · ■ Lhou rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

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

**92%

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

**4%

Tap water ****100%**

**64%

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

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**68%

Use banking services ****22%**

**32%

Television ****61%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****22%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Surbu/Tseretse?

■ Surbu/Tseretse · ■ Lhou rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.5%**

**41.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****388**

**546

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**924

Working population ****74.6%**

**69.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 11.2% for men and 57.1% for women. 88% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (85%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Lhou

- Paigong462 people
- Khamba352 people
- Tsewkhar/DHPD colony279 people
- Grelleng258 people
- Rengyang180 people
- Lhoudung176 people
- Yanla Gompa124 people
- Lhoukhar123 people

[All 25 villages in Lhou](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/lhou/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surbu/Tseretse from Tawang?22 km by road
- What is the population of Surbu/Tseretse?193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surbu/Tseretse in?Tawang district (Lhou sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surbu/Tseretse?23.5% (Census 2011)