Village · Nafra, West Kameng
# Nafra H.Q.

Nafra H.Q. is a village in Nafra sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,169 people in 274 households, the 1st largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.
- 1,169 people (2011)
- 274 households
- 70.9% literacy
- 835 females per 1,000 males

## Nafra H.Q. PIN code and other codes

Nafra H.Q. falls in Nafra sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Nafra
- Census village code 261745

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

## How far is Nafra H.Q. from nearby towns?
- Bomdila (district HQ) 56 km by road
- Bomdila (nearest town) 56 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nafra H.Q.?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Nafra H.Q.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nafra H.Q. known for?

About 9% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nafra H.Q.

Of every 100 households in Nafra H.Q. in 2011, 84 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Nafra H.Q. · ■ Nafra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 84% 66%
- Toilet within the home 89% 31%
- No toilet (open defecation) 11% 69%
- Tap water 100% 81%
- Drinking water within premises 67% 32%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 54% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 46% 86%
- Use banking services 91% 48%
- Television 72% 28%
- Mobile phone 73% 32%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 13% 5%
- None of these assets 11% 52%
- Own their home 35% 81%

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

## What is the population of Nafra H.Q.?

■ Nafra H.Q. · ■ Nafra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.9% 51.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 835 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 865 958
- Working population 45.5% 49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 63.9% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 9 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 195 (37%) · ■ Marginal 326 (61%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nafra
- Ditchik 637 people
- Jerigaon 534 people
- Upper Dzang 391 people
- Dibbin 390 people

All 34 villages in Nafra

## Quick answers
- How far is Nafra H.Q. from Bomdila? 56 km by road
- What is the population of Nafra H.Q.? 1,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nafra H.Q. in? West Kameng district (Nafra sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nafra H.Q.? 70.9% (Census 2011)

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