# Baja Village, Puchi Geko, Upper Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Puchi Geko, Upper Subansiri 

# Baja

Baja is a village in Puchi Geko sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **68 people in 10 households**, the 25th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 68people (2011)
- 10households
- 71.4%literacy
- 1,061females per 1,000 males

## Baja PIN code and other codes

Baja falls in Puchi Geko sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockPuchi Geko
- Census village code263178

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

## How far is Baja from nearby towns?

- Puchigeko (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ)30 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town)30 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 Baja?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Baja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mugli
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Baja 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 Baja

Of every 100 households in Baja in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baja · ■ Puchi Geko rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**66%

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

**27%

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

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**65%

Television ****40%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**14%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****30%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Baja?

■ Baja · ■ Puchi Geko rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**65.9%

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

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**888

Working population ****44.1%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 75.9% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 14 (47%) · **■** Other work 11 (37%) · **■** Marginal 5 (17%)

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 Puchi Geko

- Gitrijo72 people
- Kamloka Baja72 people
- Balekmuri70 people
- Temko70 people
- Gepen66 people
- Lut65 people
- Lungkone60 people
- Pitak60 people

[All 50 villages in Puchi Geko](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/puchi-geko/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baja from Daporijo?30 km by road
- What is the population of Baja?68 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baja in?Upper Subansiri district (Puchi Geko sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baja?71.4% (Census 2011)