# Shak Village, Chetam, Upper Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chetam, Upper Subansiri 

# Shak

Shak is a village in Chetam sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **68 people in 17 households**, the 44th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 68people (2011)
- 17households
- 62.7%literacy
- 1,061females per 1,000 males

## Shak PIN code and other codes

Shak falls in Chetam sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockGiba
- Census village code263044

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

## How far is Shak from nearby towns?

- Chetam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ)25 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town)25 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 Shak?

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

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sippi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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

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 Shak known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Shak

Of every 100 households in Shak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shak · ■ Chetam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**60%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**12%

Television ****0%**

**1%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**6%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**63%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Shak?

■ Shak · ■ Chetam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****286**

**1028

Working population ****60.3%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 51.5% for women. 48% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 30 (73%) · **■** Other work 2 (5%) · **■** Marginal 9 (22%)

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 Chetam

- Lote72 people
- Sera70 people
- Machi- Rijo69 people
- Dadi68 people
- Kikik65 people
- Lingking65 people
- Hamriga64 people
- Duni60 people

[All 58 villages in Chetam](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/chetam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shak from Daporijo?25 km by road
- What is the population of Shak?68 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shak in?Upper Subansiri district (Chetam sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shak?62.7% (Census 2011)