Village · Giba, Upper Subansiri
# Marging

Marging is a village in Giba sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 185 people in 27 households, the 7th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.
- 185 people (2011)
- 27 households
- 38.0% literacy
- 989 females per 1,000 males

## Marging PIN code and other codes

Marging falls in Giba sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Giba
- Census village code 263022

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

## How far is Marging from nearby towns?
- Giba (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town) 42 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Marging?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Marging; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 10+ km · Kodak
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Daporijo
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○ 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 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Marging known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and millet.

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

## Homes and amenities in Marging

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

■ Marging · ■ Giba rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 0%
- Toilet within the home 0% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 57%
- Tap water 0% 71%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 0% 25%
- Television 0% 3%
- Mobile phone 0% 5%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 96% 52%
- 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 Marging?

■ Marging · ■ Giba rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 38.0% 61.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 1104
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2500 1049
- Working population 60.0% 39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.1% for men and 29.3% for women. 55% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 108 (97%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 2 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Giba
- Sorum 253 people
- Rebi 235 people
- Leya 215 people
- Markia 201 people
- Gite Dignium 184 people
- Nadam 183 people
- Dignium 175 people
- Jarjari 171 people

All 36 villages in Giba

## Quick answers
- How far is Marging from Daporijo? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Marging? 185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marging in? Upper Subansiri district (Giba sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marging? 38.0% (Census 2011)

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