# Duchok Village, Taliha, Upper Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Taliha, Upper Subansiri 

# Duchok

Duchok is a village in Taliha sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **282 people in 54 households**, the 9th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 282people (2011)
- 54households
- 55.8%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Duchok PIN code and other codes

Duchok falls in Taliha sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockTaliha
- Census village code262964

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

## How far is Duchok from nearby towns?

- Taliha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ)52 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town)52 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 Duchok?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Duchok; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kodak
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Duchok known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and millet**. Products made here include cane cap and cane bag. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Duchok

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

■ Duchok · ■ Taliha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

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

**37%

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

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**58%

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

**15%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****11%**

**29%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****98%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Duchok?

■ Duchok · ■ Taliha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****680**

**929

Working population ****35.5%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 50.0% for women. 31% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (96%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Taliha

- Rigia399 people
- Dupit/Siring366 people
- Nimpu315 people
- Ebo306 people
- Darba258 people
- Ningtemuri245 people
- Nayam235 people
- Ayingrigia231 people

[All 86 villages in Taliha](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/taliha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Duchok from Daporijo?52 km by road
- What is the population of Duchok?282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Duchok in?Upper Subansiri district (Taliha sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Duchok?55.8% (Census 2011)