# Damro-Gidum Village, Mariyang, Upper Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Mariyang, Upper Siang 

# Damro-Gidum

Damro-Gidum is a village in Mariyang sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 78 households**, the 8th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 421people (2011)
- 78households
- 28.6%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Damro-Gidum PIN code and other codes

Damro-Gidum falls in Mariyang sub-district, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMariyang
- Census village code264012

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

## How far is Damro-Gidum from nearby towns?

- Mariyang (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ)60 km by road
- Yingkiong (nearest town)60 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 Damro-Gidum?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Damro-Gidum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mariyang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mariyang
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Damro-Gidum 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 Damro-Gidum

Of every 100 households in Damro-Gidum in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damro-Gidum · ■ Mariyang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

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

**66%

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

**34%

Tap water ****90%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****76%**

**59%

Television ****13%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**9%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****13%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**84%

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 Damro-Gidum?

■ Damro-Gidum · ■ Mariyang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.6%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**932

Working population ****44.9%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.1% for men and 20.5% for women. 46% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 130 (69%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (17%) · **■** Marginal 25 (13%)

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 Mariyang

- New Millang606 people
- Millang Lonpong598 people
- Bomi532 people
- Dalbing Bellang509 people
- Damro-Gingkong300 people
- Milang Karket240 people
- Damro-Boga-Lasing144 people
- Millang Langdum-Langko99 people

[All 17 villages in Mariyang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-siang/mariyang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Damro-Gidum from Yingkiong?60 km by road
- What is the population of Damro-Gidum?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damro-Gidum in?Upper Siang district (Mariyang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Damro-Gidum?28.6% (Census 2011)