# Kambu Village, Kamba, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/kamba/kambu/

Village · Kamba, West Siang 

# Kambu

Kambu is a village in Kamba sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **236 people in 45 households**, the 8th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 236people (2011)
- 45households
- 62.3%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Kambu PIN code and other codes

Kambu falls in Kamba sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDarak
- Census village code263473

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

## How far is Kambu from nearby towns?

- Kamba (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)30 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)30 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 Kambu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kambu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kambu Moli
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kamba
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · D.P.C. Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 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 Kambu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include carpet making, weaving and wood carving. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kambu

Of every 100 households in Kambu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kambu · ■ Kamba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

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

**46%

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

**17%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****36%**

**49%

Television ****20%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**21%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****16%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**79%

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 Kambu?

■ Kambu · ■ Kamba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**1051

Working population ****55.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 56.4% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 111 (85%) · **■** Other work 9 (7%) · **■** Marginal 10 (8%)

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 Kamba

- Dego Kamki507 people
- Lipu Bene358 people
- Nomuk267 people
- Kamki263 people
- Karbak Geyi236 people
- Yakitato227 people
- Karga225 people
- Peri213 people

[All 32 villages in Kamba](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/kamba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kambu from Aalo?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kambu?236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kambu in?West Siang district (Kamba sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kambu?62.3% (Census 2011)