# Emchi Village, Gumto, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Gumto, Papum Pare 

# Emchi

Emchi is a village in Gumto sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 109 households**, the 1st largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 569people (2011)
- 109households
- 82.6%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Emchi PIN code and other codes

Emchi falls in Gumto sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDoimukh
- Census village code262517

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

## How far is Emchi from nearby towns?

- Doimukh (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)20 km by road
- Naharlagun (nearest town)16 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 Emchi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Doimukh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

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.

## What is Emchi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green vegetables and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Emchi

Of every 100 households in Emchi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Emchi · ■ Gumto rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**53%

Tap water ****12%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**89%

Use banking services ****86%**

**61%

Television ****67%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**15%

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

**11%

Own their home ****75%**

**75%

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 Emchi?

■ Emchi · ■ Gumto rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**1044

Working population ****31.5%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 76.9% for women. 42% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (15%) · **■** Other work 111 (62%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Gumto

- Gumto - I397 people
- Gumto - II291 people
- Denka160 people
- Bogoli139 people

[All 6 villages in Gumto](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/gumto/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Emchi from Yupia?20 km by road
- What is the population of Emchi?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Emchi in?Papum Pare district (Gumto sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Emchi?82.6% (Census 2011)