# Upper Geram Village, Toru, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Toru, Papum Pare 

# Upper Geram

Upper Geram is a village in Toru sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **113 people in 17 households**, the 5th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 113people (2011)
- 17households
- 53.7%literacy
- 1,173females per 1,000 males

## Upper Geram PIN code and other codes

Upper Geram falls in Toru sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockSagalee
- Census village code262531

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

## How far is Upper Geram from nearby towns?

- Sagalee (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sagalee (nearest town)38 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 Upper Geram?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sagalee
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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.

## Homes and amenities in Upper Geram

Of every 100 households in Upper Geram in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Upper Geram · ■ Toru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

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

**35%

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

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**82%

Use banking services ****50%**

**60%

Television ****69%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**10%

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

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Upper Geram?

■ Upper Geram · ■ Toru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1173**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1021

Working population ****45.1%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 55.8% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (6%) · **■** Other work 5 (10%) · **■** Marginal 21 (41%)

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 Toru

- Pech302 people
- Laptap275 people
- Lower Geram116 people
- Ompoli - Hoj113 people
- Kheel - II112 people
- Kuksing111 people
- Kheel - I109 people
- Mowa109 people

[All 42 villages in Toru](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/toru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Upper Geram from Yupia?40 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Geram?113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Geram in?Papum Pare district (Toru sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Geram?53.7% (Census 2011)