Village · Maro, Upper Subansiri
# Old Nuk

Old Nuk is a village in Maro sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 57 people in 11 households, the 19th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.
- 57 people (2011)
- 11 households
- 46.8% literacy
- 839 females per 1,000 males

## Old Nuk PIN code and other codes

Old Nuk falls in Maro sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Baririjo
- Census village code 263300

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

## How far is Old Nuk from nearby towns?
- Baririjo (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ) 19 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town) 19 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Old Nuk?

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

### In the village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 10+ km · Dumporijo
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dumporijo
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Tabarijo
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 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 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 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 Old Nuk known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet.

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

## Homes and amenities in Old Nuk

Of every 100 households in Old Nuk 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.

■ Old Nuk · ■ Maro rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 16%
- Toilet within the home 0% 32%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 50%
- Tap water 100% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 0% 31%
- Television 0% 17%
- Mobile phone 0% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 0% 49%
- Own their home 100% 88%

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

## What is the population of Old Nuk?

■ Old Nuk · ■ Maro rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.8% 61.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 839 954
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 835
- Working population 59.6% 44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.0% for men and 36.4% for women. 45% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (29%) · ■ Other work 3 (9%) · ■ Marginal 21 (62%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Maro
- Betcha Rupok 91 people
- Catta Rupok 73 people
- Tamaripa 69 people
- Yatek Ripa 64 people
- Lipu 56 people
- Pani Muri 55 people
- New Nuk 50 people
- Richi Rupok 35 people

All 23 villages in Maro

## Quick answers
- How far is Old Nuk from Daporijo? 19 km by road
- What is the population of Old Nuk? 57 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Old Nuk in? Upper Subansiri district (Maro sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Old Nuk? 46.8% (Census 2011)

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