Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri
# Dapo Geka

Dapo Geka is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 100 people in 16 households, the 31st largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.
- 100 people (2011)
- 16 households
- 65.1% literacy
- 818 females per 1,000 males

## Dapo Geka PIN code and other codes

Dapo Geka falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Ziro-Ii
- Census village code 264988

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

## How far is Dapo Geka from nearby towns?
- Pistana (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town) 50 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dapo Geka?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Dapo Geka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Paniya
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Talo
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 10 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 Dapo Geka known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and ginger. About 20% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dapo Geka

Of every 100 households in Dapo Geka in 2011, 100 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Dapo Geka · ■ Pistana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 91%
- Toilet within the home 12% 57%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 43%
- Tap water 100% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 65%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 97%
- Use banking services 100% 62%
- Television 56% 25%
- Mobile phone 31% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 38% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 12% 12%
- None of these assets 0% 29%
- Own their home 100% 96%

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

## What is the population of Dapo Geka?

■ Dapo Geka · ■ Pistana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.1% 68.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 818 1026
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 889 926
- Working population 17.0% 33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 48.6% for women. 29% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 7 (41%) · ■ Marginal 10 (59%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pistana
- Libia 117 people
- Yoglu 117 people
- Pinru 115 people
- Lai 104 people
- Neelam 99 people
- Oram Geko 99 people
- Mudo 98 people
- Poru 97 people

All 57 villages in Pistana

## Quick answers
- How far is Dapo Geka from Ziro? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Dapo Geka? 100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dapo Geka in? Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dapo Geka? 65.1% (Census 2011)

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