# Kopu Village, Gelling, Upper Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Gelling, Upper Siang 

# Kopu

Kopu is a village in Gelling sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **186 people in 47 households**, the 1st largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.3%.

- 186people (2011)
- 47households
- 35.5%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Kopu PIN code and other codes

Kopu falls in Gelling sub-district, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockSinga-Gelling
- Census village code263961

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

## How far is Kopu from nearby towns?

- Gelling (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ)220 km by road
- Yingkiong (nearest town)220 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 Kopu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kopu; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tuting
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tuting
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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

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 Kopu known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Kopu

Of every 100 households in Kopu in 2011, 40 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kopu · ■ Gelling rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**79%

Tap water ****40%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**12%

Television ****6%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****94%**

**71%

Own their home ****38%**

**70%

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 Kopu?

■ Kopu · ■ Gelling rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.5%**

**44.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**1031

Working population ****50.0%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.2% for men and 30.1% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 33 (35%) · **■** Other work 60 (65%)

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 Gelling

- Norbudling153 people
- Gelling H.Q.123 people
- Bishing121 people
- Mayum99 people

[All 6 villages in Gelling](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-siang/gelling/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kopu from Yingkiong?220 km by road
- What is the population of Kopu?186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kopu in?Upper Siang district (Gelling sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kopu?35.5% (Census 2011)