# Yekar Village, Daporijo, Upper Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Daporijo, Upper Subansiri 

# Yekar

Yekar is a village in Daporijo sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **109 people in 27 households**, the 21st largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 109people (2011)
- 27households
- 98.6%literacy
- 603females per 1,000 males

## Yekar PIN code and other codes

Yekar falls in Daporijo sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDaporijo
- Census village code263120

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

## How far is Yekar from nearby towns?

- Daporijo (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ)8 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town)8 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 Yekar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dulam
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Daporijo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Yekar known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Yekar

Of every 100 households in Yekar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Yekar · ■ Daporijo rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**49%

Tap water ****100%**

**75%

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

**24%

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

**20%

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

**78%

Use banking services ****62%**

**49%

Television ****38%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****54%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Yekar?

■ Yekar · ■ Daporijo rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.6%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****603**

**1041

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****258**

**919

Working population ****40.4%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 97.0% for women. 41% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 33 (75%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (23%)

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 Daporijo

- Hegi-Nyechi129 people
- Rija119 people
- Kuchukdibu118 people
- Dubi112 people
- Pobo104 people
- Sikom99 people
- Morak-Nima98 people
- Yitor97 people

[All 47 villages in Daporijo](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/daporijo/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Yekar from Daporijo?8 km by road
- What is the population of Yekar?109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yekar in?Upper Subansiri district (Daporijo sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Yekar?98.6% (Census 2011)