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

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Village · Rupa, West Kameng 

# Garbow

Garbow is a village in Rupa sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **144 people in 32 households**, the 9th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 144people (2011)
- 32households
- 69.5%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Garbow PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKalaktang
- Census village code261791

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

## How far is Garbow from nearby towns?

- Rupa (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)37 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 Garbow?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Garbow; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rupa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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.

## What is Garbow known for?

The main crops are **tomato and potato**. About 15% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Garbow

Of every 100 households in Garbow in 2011, 93 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garbow · ■ Rupa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**31%

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

**24%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****72%**

**51%

Television ****62%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****28%**

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Garbow?

■ Garbow · ■ Rupa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**1072

Working population ****45.8%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 65.0% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (21%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 Rupa

- Dukumpani218 people
- Membachur162 people
- Zekmasu Thekan155 people
- Chhikrimu152 people
- Lumbaktang132 people
- Mukuthing130 people
- Gachambow110 people
- Durga-Mandir78 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Garbow from Bomdila?37 km by road
- What is the population of Garbow?144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garbow in?West Kameng district (Rupa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garbow?69.5% (Census 2011)