Village · Lumla, Tawang
# New Lumla

New Lumla is a village in Lumla sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 565 people in 132 households, the 2nd largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.9%.
- 565 people (2011)
- 132 households
- 82.3% literacy
- 728 females per 1,000 males

## New Lumla PIN code and other codes

New Lumla falls in Lumla sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Lumla
- Census village code 261397

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

## How far is New Lumla from nearby towns?
- Lumla (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ) 47 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in New Lumla?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Lumla
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ 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 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is New Lumla known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and monpa bag.

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

## Homes and amenities in New Lumla

Of every 100 households in New Lumla in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ New Lumla · ■ Lumla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 90%
- Toilet within the home 71% 62%
- No toilet (open defecation) 29% 36%
- Tap water 100% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 74% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 63% 24%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 33% 74%
- Use banking services 88% 95%
- Television 70% 42%
- Mobile phone 39% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 21% 7%
- None of these assets 22% 50%
- Own their home 34% 82%

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

## What is the population of New Lumla?

■ New Lumla · ■ Lumla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.3% 50.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 728 1020
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 860 1006
- Working population 47.3% 50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 78.1% for women. 66% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 9 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 221 (83%) · ■ Marginal 36 (13%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lumla
- Mangnam 869 people
- Lumla H.Q. 560 people
- Gispu 477 people
- Kharteng 453 people
- Lumla Village 389 people

All 22 villages in Lumla

## Quick answers
- How far is New Lumla from Tawang? 47 km by road
- What is the population of New Lumla? 565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New Lumla in? Tawang district (Lumla sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of New Lumla? 82.3% (Census 2011)

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