Village · New Seren, East Siang
# Old Deka

Old Deka is a village in New Seren sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 371 people in 68 households, the 4th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.
- 371 people (2011)
- 68 households
- 64.8% literacy
- 903 females per 1,000 males

## Old Deka PIN code and other codes

Old Deka falls in New Seren sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Ramle-Bango
- Census village code 263848

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

## How far is Old Deka from nearby towns?
- New Seren (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town) 75 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Old Deka?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Old Deka; 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
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Telam Camp
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Basar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Old Deka known for?

About 8% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Old Deka

Of every 100 households in Old Deka in 2011, 67 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Old Deka · ■ New Seren rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 70%
- Toilet within the home 27% 55%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 35%
- Tap water 83% 71%
- Drinking water within premises 56% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 8% 32%
- Television 24% 33%
- Mobile phone 12% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 18% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 10%
- None of these assets 9% 10%
- Own their home 92% 88%

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

## What is the population of Old Deka?

■ Old Deka · ■ New Seren rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.8% 72.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 903 961
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1158 1000
- Working population 24.0% 37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 62.3% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 57 (64%) · ■ Household industry 18 (20%) · ■ Other work 14 (16%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in New Seren
- Seren 795 people
- Potte 509 people
- Telam Village 421 people
- Telam Camp 348 people
- Pam 318 people
- New Seren H.Q. 158 people
- New Deka 128 people

All 8 villages in New Seren

## Quick answers
- How far is Old Deka from Pasighat? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Old Deka? 371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Old Deka in? East Siang district (New Seren sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Old Deka? 64.8% (Census 2011)

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