Village · Riga, East Siang
# Riga /Mobuk

Riga /Mobuk is a village in Riga sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,649 people in 339 households, the 1st largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.
- 1,649 people (2011)
- 339 households
- 59.5% literacy
- 887 females per 1,000 males

## Riga /Mobuk PIN code and other codes

Riga /Mobuk falls in Riga sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Riga
- Census village code 263789

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

## How far is Riga /Mobuk from nearby towns?
- Riga (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ) 137 km by road
- Boleng (nearest town) 47 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Riga /Mobuk?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Riga /Mobuk known for?

The main crops are ginger and paddy.

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

## Homes and amenities in Riga /Mobuk

Of every 100 households in Riga /Mobuk in 2011, 100 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Riga /Mobuk · ■ Riga rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 72% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 28% 40%
- Tap water 100% 98%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 2% 14%
- Television 6% 10%
- Mobile phone 2% 18%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 91% 72%
- Own their home 100% 94%

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

## What is the population of Riga /Mobuk?

■ Riga /Mobuk · ■ Riga rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.5% 68.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 887 909
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 924
- Working population 54.0% 52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 57.1% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 856 (96%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 12 (1%) · ■ Marginal 19 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Riga
- Parong 818 people
- Pangkang /Pangkang Jorkong 714 people
- Riga H.Q. 398 people
- Sitang 359 people

All 7 villages in Riga

## Quick answers
- How far is Riga /Mobuk from Pasighat? 137 km by road
- What is the population of Riga /Mobuk? 1,649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riga /Mobuk in? East Siang district (Riga sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Riga /Mobuk? 59.5% (Census 2011)

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