Village · Seijosa, East Kameng
# Upper Seijosa

Upper Seijosa is a village in Seijosa sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,359 people in 317 households, the 1st largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.
- 1,359 people (2011)
- 317 households
- 75.5% literacy
- 999 females per 1,000 males

## Upper Seijosa PIN code and other codes

Upper Seijosa falls in Seijosa sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Seijosa
- Census village code 261913

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

## How far is Upper Seijosa from nearby towns?
- Seppa (district HQ) 220 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town) 220 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Upper Seijosa?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Seijosa; 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
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Upper Seijosa known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. Products made here include cane products and bamboo products.

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

## Homes and amenities in Upper Seijosa

Of every 100 households in Upper Seijosa in 2011, 93 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Upper Seijosa · ■ Seijosa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 86%
- Toilet within the home 87% 70%
- No toilet (open defecation) 10% 27%
- Tap water 100% 93%
- Drinking water within premises 62% 49%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 63% 44%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 35% 55%
- Use banking services 90% 76%
- Television 72% 58%
- Mobile phone 73% 60%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 30% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 9% 7%
- None of these assets 12% 18%
- Own their home 26% 43%

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

## What is the population of Upper Seijosa?

■ Upper Seijosa · ■ Seijosa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.5% 75.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 999 1009
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1037 936
- Working population 33.0% 34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 68.9% for women. 45% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 16 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 309 (69%) · ■ Marginal 115 (26%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Seijosa
- Darlong 516 people
- Lower Seijosa 479 people
- Niti Darlong 461 people
- Bali Basti 259 people

All 22 villages in Seijosa

## Quick answers
- How far is Upper Seijosa from Seppa? 220 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Seijosa? 1,359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Seijosa in? East Kameng district (Seijosa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Seijosa? 75.5% (Census 2011)

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