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

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Village · Puchi Geko, Upper Subansiri 

# Gichi

Gichi is a village in Puchi Geko sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **28 people in 6 households**, the 45th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 28people (2011)
- 6households
- 67.9%literacy
- 750females per 1,000 males

## Gichi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockPuchi Geko
- Census village code263148

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

## How far is Gichi from nearby towns?

- Puchi Geko (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ)50 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town)50 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 Gichi?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Puchi Geko
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mugli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Gichi known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Gichi

Of every 100 households in Gichi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gichi · ■ Puchi Geko rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**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 ****0%**

**65%

Television ****0%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**14%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****50%**

**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 Gichi?

■ Gichi · ■ Puchi Geko rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****750**

**1026

Working population ****85.7%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 81% of men and 92% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 15 (62%) · **■** Marginal 9 (38%)

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

- Babla37 people
- Moya Geko35 people
- Tidiegi31 people
- Sika Babla29 people
- Yorgi Mugli28 people
- Bodak24 people
- Sikipotu15 people
- Gich Putu13 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gichi from Daporijo?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gichi?28 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gichi in?Upper Subansiri district (Puchi Geko sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gichi?67.9% (Census 2011)