# Jerigaon Village, Nafra, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nafra, West Kameng 

# Jerigaon

Jerigaon is a village in Nafra sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **534 people in 115 households**, the 3rd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.

- 534people (2011)
- 115households
- 49.5%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Jerigaon PIN code and other codes

Jerigaon falls in Nafra sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockNafra
- Census village code261743

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

## How far is Jerigaon from nearby towns?

- Nafra (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bomdila (nearest town)40 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 Jerigaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bomdila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Jerigaon known for?

About 12% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jerigaon

Of every 100 households in Jerigaon in 2011, 78 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jerigaon · ■ Nafra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**69%

Tap water ****93%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**86%

Use banking services ****81%**

**48%

Television ****34%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****45%**

**52%

Own their home ****87%**

**81%

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 Jerigaon?

■ Jerigaon · ■ Nafra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%**

**51.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**958

Working population ****50.0%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 44.1% for women. 52% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 231 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Nafra

- Nafra H.Q.1,169 people
- Ditchik637 people
- Upper Dzang391 people
- Dibbin390 people
- Khellong357 people
- Nakhu303 people

[All 34 villages in Nafra](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/nafra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jerigaon from Bomdila?40 km by road
- What is the population of Jerigaon?534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jerigaon in?West Kameng district (Nafra sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jerigaon?49.5% (Census 2011)