# Peram Village, Geku, Upper Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Geku, Upper Siang 

# Peram

Peram is a village in Geku sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **429 people in 74 households**, the 5th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 429people (2011)
- 74households
- 45.0%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Peram PIN code and other codes

Peram falls in Geku sub-district, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockGeku
- Census village code264006

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

## How far is Peram from nearby towns?

- Geku (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ)49 km by road
- Yingkiong (nearest town)49 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 Peram?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Peram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Geku
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yingkiong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Peram known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Peram

Of every 100 households in Peram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Peram · ■ Geku rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**2%

Tap water ****100%**

**99%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****18%**

**51%

Television ****4%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****54%**

**39%

Own their home ****95%**

**86%

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 Peram?

■ Peram · ■ Geku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****698**

**856

Working population ****52.0%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.4% for men and 42.0% for women. 49% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 203 (91%) · **■** Household industry 16 (7%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Geku

- Geku H.Q.820 people
- Kumku539 people
- Sumsing502 people
- Komkar439 people
- Komkar407 people
- Jommo-Kupak390 people
- Komkar257 people
- Ramku214 people

[All 13 villages in Geku](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-siang/geku/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Peram from Yingkiong?49 km by road
- What is the population of Peram?429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Peram in?Upper Siang district (Geku sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Peram?45.0% (Census 2011)