# Gachambow Village, Rupa, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rupa, West Kameng 

# Gachambow

Gachambow is a village in Rupa sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **110 people in 23 households**, the 12th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 110people (2011)
- 23households
- 53.1%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Gachambow PIN code and other codes

Gachambow falls in Rupa sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKalaktang
- Census village code261798

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

## How far is Gachambow from nearby towns?

- Rupa (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)26 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 Gachambow?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gachambow; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rupa
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rupa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Gachambow

Of every 100 households in Gachambow in 2011, 100 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gachambow · ■ Rupa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**75%

Use banking services ****81%**

**51%

Television ****71%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**33%

Own their home ****0%**

**60%

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 Gachambow?

■ Gachambow · ■ Rupa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1072

Working population ****36.4%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 43.5% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (98%)

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 Rupa

- Chhikrimu152 people
- Garbow144 people
- Lumbaktang132 people
- Mukuthing130 people
- Durga-Mandir78 people
- Khangpam74 people
- Dikshipam58 people
- Brokpublang44 people

[All 20 villages in Rupa](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/rupa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gachambow from Bomdila?26 km by road
- What is the population of Gachambow?110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gachambow in?West Kameng district (Rupa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gachambow?53.1% (Census 2011)