Village · Puchi Geko, Upper Subansiri # Sikipotu Sikipotu is a village in Puchi Geko sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 15 people in 4 households, the 48th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 15 people (2011) - 4 households - 66.7% literacy - 667 females per 1,000 males ## Sikipotu PIN code and other codes Sikipotu falls in Puchi Geko sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Puchi Geko - Census village code 263150 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sikipotu from nearby towns? - Puchi Geko (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Daporijo (district HQ) 51 km by road - Daporijo (nearest town) 51 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sikipotu? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Sikipotu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Puchi Geko - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mugli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daporijo - ○ 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 - ○ 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 Sikipotu known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sikipotu Of every 100 households in Sikipotu 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. ■ Sikipotu · ■ Puchi Geko rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 66% - Toilet within the home 0% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 68% - Tap water 100% 87% - Drinking water within premises 100% 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 0% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 6% - None of these assets 100% 42% - Own their home 100% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sikipotu? ■ Sikipotu · ■ Puchi Geko rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.7% 65.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 667 1026 - Working population 80.0% 43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 33.3% for women. 78% of men and 83% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (83%) · ■ Marginal 2 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Puchi Geko - Sika Babla 29 people - Gichi 28 people - Yorgi Mugli 28 people - Bodak 24 people - Gich Putu 13 people All 50 villages in Puchi Geko ## Quick answers - How far is Sikipotu from Daporijo? 51 km by road - What is the population of Sikipotu? 15 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikipotu in? Upper Subansiri district (Puchi Geko sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sikipotu? 66.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/puchi-geko/sikipotu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.