Village · Singa, Upper Siang
# Tashi Gaon

Tashi Gaon is a village in Singa sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 117 people in 16 households, the 5th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.5%.
- 117 people (2011)
- 16 households
- 42.7% literacy
- 828 females per 1,000 males

## Tashi Gaon PIN code and other codes

Tashi Gaon falls in Singa sub-district, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Singa-Gelling
- Census village code 263969

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Tashi Gaon from nearby towns?
- Singa (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ) 110 km by road
- Yingkiong (nearest town) 110 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Tashi Gaon?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tuting
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tuting
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tashi Gaon known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Products made here include murah and table.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Tashi Gaon

Of every 100 households in Tashi Gaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tashi Gaon · ■ Singa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 1%
- Toilet within the home 0% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 69%
- Tap water 0% 82%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 29%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 6%
- Television 0% 1%
- Mobile phone 7% 8%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 33% 50%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Tashi Gaon?

■ Tashi Gaon · ■ Singa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 42.7% 48.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 828 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 1098
- Working population 51.3% 47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.6% for men and 42.9% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 56 (93%) · ■ Other work 4 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Singa
- Mankota 177 people
- Singa H.Q. 176 people
- Payendum 147 people
- Yorteng 118 people
- Nyokong 112 people
- Singa Old 41 people
- Simuling 32 people
- Silipu 20 people

All 14 villages in Singa

## Quick answers
- How far is Tashi Gaon from Yingkiong? 110 km by road
- What is the population of Tashi Gaon? 117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tashi Gaon in? Upper Siang district (Singa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tashi Gaon? 42.7% (Census 2011)

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