# Gobuk Village, Yingkiong, Upper Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Yingkiong, Upper Siang 

# Gobuk

Gobuk is a village in Yingkiong sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **634 people in 117 households**, the 2nd largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.2%.

- 634people (2011)
- 117households
- 59.7%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Gobuk PIN code and other codes

Gobuk falls in Yingkiong sub-district, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockYingkiong
- Census village code263979

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

## How far is Gobuk from nearby towns?

- Yingkiong (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ)26 km by road
- Yingkiong (nearest town)26 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 Gobuk?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gobuk; 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yingkiong
- ○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 Gobuk 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 Gobuk

Of every 100 households in Gobuk in 2011, 100 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gobuk · ■ Yingkiong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**59%

Tap water ****100%**

**100%

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

**26%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**33%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****87%**

**59%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Gobuk?

■ Gobuk · ■ Yingkiong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**53.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**1209

Working population ****47.0%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 54.9% for women. 44% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (5%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 38 (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 Yingkiong

- Simong672 people
- Pugging365 people
- Gette306 people
- Halleng50 people
- 11 K.M. L/Camp6 people

[All 7 villages in Yingkiong](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-siang/yingkiong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gobuk from Yingkiong?26 km by road
- What is the population of Gobuk?634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobuk in?Upper Siang district (Yingkiong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gobuk?59.7% (Census 2011)