Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri
# Sekhe

Sekhe is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 191 people in 33 households, the 8th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.
- 191 people (2011)
- 33 households
- 79.0% literacy
- 802 females per 1,000 males

## Sekhe PIN code and other codes

Sekhe falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Ziro-Ii
- Census village code 264963

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

## How far is Sekhe from nearby towns?
- Yachuli (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Ziro-I (district HQ) 64 km by road
- Hapoli (nearest town) 64 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sekhe?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sekhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Yazali
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 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
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sekhe known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and ginger.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sekhe

Of every 100 households in Sekhe in 2011, 100 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Sekhe · ■ Pistana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 91%
- Toilet within the home 27% 57%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 43%
- Tap water 100% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 65%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 36% 62%
- Television 9% 25%
- Mobile phone 48% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 9% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 9% 12%
- None of these assets 48% 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 Sekhe?

■ Sekhe · ■ Pistana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.0% 68.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 802 1026
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 812 926
- Working population 30.9% 33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 68.1% for women. 25% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 55 (93%) · ■ Other work 4 (7%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pistana
- Pochu 235 people
- Dem - II 226 people
- Bello 219 people
- New Neelam 193 people
- Ekhataya 180 people
- Neri 171 people
- Dem - I 165 people
- Tod 165 people

All 57 villages in Pistana

## Quick answers
- How far is Sekhe from Ziro-I? 64 km by road
- What is the population of Sekhe? 191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekhe in? Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sekhe? 79.0% (Census 2011)

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