# Samtu Village Village, Dirang, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dirang, West Kameng 

# Samtu Village

Samtu Village is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **92 people in 20 households**, the 39th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 11.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.

- 92people (2011)
- 20households
- 11.0%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Samtu Village PIN code and other codes

Samtu Village falls in Dirang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261667

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

## How far is Samtu Village from nearby towns?

- Dirang (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)61 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 Samtu Village?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Samtu Village; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chug
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dirang Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Samtu Village known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Samtu Village

Of every 100 households in Samtu Village in 2011, 100 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.

■ Samtu Village · ■ Dirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

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

**19%

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

**75%

Tap water ****35%**

**70%

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

**20%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****12%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**4%

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

**49%

Own their home ****100%**

**82%

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 Samtu Village?

■ Samtu Village · ■ Dirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****11.0%**

**51.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**1004

Working population ****59.8%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 13.2% for men and 8.6% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 53 (96%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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 Dirang

- Melongkang Vill.114 people
- Phadam Village106 people
- Rungjapan Village100 people
- Lish Gompalok92 people
- Dowangba88 people
- Dirme87 people
- Khorung Village82 people
- Phudung Village72 people

[All 88 villages in Dirang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/dirang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Samtu Village from Bomdila?61 km by road
- What is the population of Samtu Village?92 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samtu Village in?West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samtu Village?11.0% (Census 2011)