Village · Thembang, West Kameng # Namsu Namsu is a village in Thembang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 500 people in 124 households, the 1st largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 42.4%. - 500 people (2011) - 124 households - 50.0% literacy - 984 females per 1,000 males ## Namsu PIN code and other codes Namsu falls in Thembang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Dirang - Census village code 261700 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Namsu from nearby towns? - Thembang (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Bomdila (district HQ) 38 km by road - Tezpur (nearest town) 197 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Namsu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Namsu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dirang Hq - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 11 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Namsu known for? The main crops are maize, potato and kindey beans. Products made here include carpet, blanket made of sheep wool, wooden mask, wooden bowl and bamboo basket. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Namsu Of every 100 households in Namsu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Namsu · ■ Thembang rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 85% - Toilet within the home 6% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 93% - Tap water 99% 83% - Drinking water within premises 24% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 86% - Use banking services 14% 14% - Television 58% 32% - Mobile phone 17% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 5% - None of these assets 36% 38% - Own their home 82% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Namsu? ■ Namsu · ■ Thembang rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.0% 42.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 984 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1054 1077 - Working population 53.4% 51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.0% for men and 45.9% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 174 (65%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 92 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thembang - Thembang H.Q. 254 people - Panchavati 136 people - Chandar 108 people - Cherrong 91 people All 12 villages in Thembang ## Quick answers - How far is Namsu from Bomdila? 38 km by road - What is the population of Namsu? 500 (Census 2011) - Which district is Namsu in? West Kameng district (Thembang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Namsu? 50.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/thembang/namsu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.