# Pekiring Village, Payeng, Upper Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Payeng, Upper Subansiri 

# Pekiring

Pekiring is a village in Payeng sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **137 people in 33 households**, the 5th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 137people (2011)
- 33households
- 72.6%literacy
- 612females per 1,000 males

## Pekiring PIN code and other codes

Pekiring falls in Payeng sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockTaliha
- Census village code262995

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

## How far is Pekiring from nearby towns?

- Taliha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ)55 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town)55 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 Pekiring?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Pekiring; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ebo
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kodak
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Pekiring 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 Pekiring

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

■ Pekiring · ■ Payeng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

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

**44%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**0%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**2%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**79%

Own their home ****88%**

**98%

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 Pekiring?

■ Pekiring · ■ Payeng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****612**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****412**

**960

Working population ****79.6%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 62.2% for women. 78% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (14%) · **■** Household industry 9 (8%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 81 (74%)

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 Payeng

- Baring181 people
- Kamda148 people
- Neignu140 people
- Kargar-Maling139 people
- Haring Kamsar129 people
- Ribe Riamukh124 people
- Eche123 people
- Jorjo Riamukh121 people

[All 20 villages in Payeng](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/payeng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pekiring from Daporijo?55 km by road
- What is the population of Pekiring?137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pekiring in?Upper Subansiri district (Payeng sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pekiring?72.6% (Census 2011)