Village · Thingbu, Tawang
# Rho

Rho is a village in Thingbu sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 652 people in 132 households, the 1st largest of 5 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 42.3%.
- 652 people (2011)
- 132 households
- 49.6% literacy
- 618 females per 1,000 males

## Rho PIN code and other codes

Rho falls in Thingbu sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Jang-Thingbu
- Census village code 261608

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

## How far is Rho from nearby towns?
- Jang (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ) 55 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rho?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Rho; 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
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 20 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rho known for?

The main crops are millet, maize and wheat.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rho

Of every 100 households in Rho in 2011, 81 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rho · ■ Thingbu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 81% 62%
- Toilet within the home 72% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 6% 35%
- Tap water 80% 58%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 86%
- Use banking services 31% 32%
- Television 44% 33%
- Mobile phone 2% 2%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 32% 34%
- Own their home 84% 86%

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

## What is the population of Rho?

■ Rho · ■ Thingbu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.6% 42.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 618 695
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 968 988
- Working population 72.7% 56.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 26.5% for women. 77% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 120 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 344 (73%) · ■ Marginal 7 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Thingbu
- Mago 486 people
- Thingbu H.Q. 363 people
- Luguthang 58 people
- Sarong 33 people

All 6 villages in Thingbu

## Quick answers
- How far is Rho from Tawang? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Rho? 652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rho in? Tawang district (Thingbu sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rho? 49.6% (Census 2011)

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