Village · Pasighat, East Siang
# Kelek

Kelek is a village in Pasighat sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 131 people in 21 households, the 24th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.
- 131 people (2011)
- 21 households
- 84.8% literacy
- 1,047 females per 1,000 males

## Kelek PIN code and other codes

Kelek falls in Pasighat sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Pasighat
- Census village code 263887

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

## How far is Kelek from nearby towns?
- Pasighat (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ) 5 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kelek?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kelek; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kelek known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kelek

Of every 100 households in Kelek in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kelek · ■ Pasighat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 81%
- Toilet within the home 0% 62%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 37%
- Tap water 100% 80%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 19%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 81%
- Use banking services 100% 80%
- Television 80% 66%
- Mobile phone 95% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 7%
- Two-wheeler 40% 38%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 24%
- None of these assets 5% 4%
- Own their home 100% 77%

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

## What is the population of Kelek?

■ Kelek · ■ Pasighat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.8% 79.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1047 1022
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 1069
- Working population 23.7% 40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 84.5% for women. 36% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (65%) · ■ Other work 11 (35%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pasighat
- Rasam 187 people
- Sibo 160 people
- 7th Mile Camp 155 people
- Tigra 137 people
- Gunne 129 people
- Roying 43 people

All 26 villages in Pasighat

## Quick answers
- How far is Kelek from Pasighat? 5 km by road
- What is the population of Kelek? 131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelek in? East Siang district (Pasighat sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kelek? 84.8% (Census 2011)

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