# Higio Village, Gangte, Kurung Kumey (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Gangte, Kurung Kumey 

# Higio

Higio is a village in Gangte sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **46 people in 7 households**, the 58th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.1%.

- 46people (2011)
- 7households
- 44.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Higio PIN code and other codes

Higio falls in Gangte sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockChambang
- Census village code265562

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

## How far is Higio from nearby towns?

- Gangte (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ)170 km by road
- Koloriang (nearest town)170 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 Higio?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Higio; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koloriang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river

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.

## Homes and amenities in Higio

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

■ Higio · ■ Gangte rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**28%

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

**62%

Tap water ****100%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**25%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**53%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

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 Higio?

■ Higio · ■ Gangte rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.7%**

**49.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1127

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**977

Working population ****82.6%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 38.9% for women. 87% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 19 (50%) · **■** Other work 11 (29%) · **■** Marginal 8 (21%)

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 Gangte

- Ballo I50 people
- Lapte48 people
- Korayer47 people
- Yangte II47 people
- Raibalo II46 people
- Boa43 people
- Lungchi40 people
- Boring39 people

[All 67 villages in Gangte](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/kurung-kumey/gangte/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Higio from Koloriang?170 km by road
- What is the population of Higio?46 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Higio in?Kurung Kumey district (Gangte sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Higio?44.7% (Census 2011)