# Padi Village, Daring, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Daring, West Siang 

# Padi

Padi is a village in Daring sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 74 households**, the 3rd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 326people (2011)
- 74households
- 59.4%literacy
- 831females per 1,000 males

## Padi PIN code and other codes

Padi falls in Daring sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockBasar
- Census village code263674

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

## How far is Padi from nearby towns?

- Aalo (district HQ)74 km by road
- Basar (nearest town)22 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 Padi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Padi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumporijo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 24 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 Padi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include igin, bolup and rache. About 50% of the 210 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 Padi

Of every 100 households in Padi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Padi · ■ Daring rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**68%

Tap water ****95%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****50%**

**60%

Television ****46%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**14%

None of these assets ****28%**

**14%

Own their home ****78%**

**83%

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 Padi?

■ Padi · ■ Daring rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**832

Working population ****68.1%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 50.7% for women. 66% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 30 (14%) · **■** Marginal 27 (12%)

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 Daring

- New Daring358 people
- Old Daring358 people
- Rilu206 people
- Zirdo197 people
- Chisi166 people
- Tapo158 people

[All 12 villages in Daring](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/daring/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Padi from Aalo?74 km by road
- What is the population of Padi?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padi in?West Siang district (Daring sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Padi?59.4% (Census 2011)