# Lower Nginu Village, Wakka, Tirap (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Wakka, Tirap 

# Lower Nginu

Lower Nginu is a village in Wakka sub-district of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,459 people in 234 households**, the 3rd largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 32.5%.

- 1,459people (2011)
- 234households
- 27.7%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Lower Nginu PIN code and other codes

Lower Nginu falls in Wakka sub-district, Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockWakka
- Census village code264564

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

## How far is Lower Nginu from nearby towns?

- Wakka (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Khonsa (district HQ)53 km by road
- Longding (nearest town)26 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 Nginu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wakka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deomali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naharkatia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Lower Nginu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lower Nginu

Of every 100 households in Lower Nginu in 2011, 69 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lower Nginu · ■ Wakka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**3%

Tap water ****31%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****12%**

**66%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****89%**

**74%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Nginu?

■ Lower Nginu · ■ Wakka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.7%**

**32.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**974

Working population ****43.6%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.0% for men and 19.8% for women. 42% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 574 (90%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 53 (8%)

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 Wakka

- Wakka2,026 people
- Khanu1,629 people
- Nginu967 people
- Ngissa936 people
- Changkhao805 people
- Longkai794 people

[All 13 villages in Wakka](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tirap/wakka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lower Nginu from Khonsa?53 km by road
- What is the population of Lower Nginu?1,459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Nginu in?Tirap district (Wakka sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Nginu?27.7% (Census 2011)