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

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Village · Geku, Upper Siang 

# Sumsing

Sumsing is a village in Geku sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **502 people in 74 households**, the 3rd largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 502people (2011)
- 74households
- 24.6%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Sumsing PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGeku
- Census village code264009

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

## How far is Sumsing from nearby towns?

- Geku (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ)59 km by road
- Yingkiong (nearest town)59 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 Sumsing?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sumsing; 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 school10+ km · Geku
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yingkiong
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 Sumsing known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sumsing

Of every 100 households in Sumsing in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sumsing · ■ Geku rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**98%

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

**2%

Tap water ****100%**

**99%

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

**16%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****67%**

**51%

Television ****8%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****28%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sumsing?

■ Sumsing · ■ Geku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.6%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****698**

**856

Working population ****42.8%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.7% for men and 22.5% for women. 40% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 203 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%)

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
- Komkar439 people
- Peram429 people
- Komkar407 people
- Jommo-Kupak390 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sumsing from Yingkiong?59 km by road
- What is the population of Sumsing?502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sumsing in?Upper Siang district (Geku sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sumsing?24.6% (Census 2011)