# Darak HQ Village, Darak, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/darak/darak-hq/ Village · Darak, West Siang # Darak HQ Darak HQ is a village in Darak sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **268 people in 70 households**, the 1st largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%. - 268people (2011) - 70households - 57.3%literacy - 1,127females per 1,000 males ## Darak HQ PIN code and other codes Darak HQ falls in Darak sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development blockDarak - Census village code263460 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Darak HQ from nearby towns? - Aalo (district HQ)38 km by road - Aalo (nearest town)38 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 Darak HQ? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Darak HQ; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaying Hq - ○Degree college10+ km · Kamba - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Darak HQ known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include carpet making, weaving and wood carving. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Darak HQ Of every 100 households in Darak HQ in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Darak HQ · ■ Darak rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **62% Toilet within the home ****100%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **17% Tap water ****100%** **100% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **97% Use banking services ****73%** **70% Television ****44%** **24% Mobile phone ****72%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****21%** **43% Own their home ****87%** **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 Darak HQ? ■ Darak HQ · ■ Darak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%** **59.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444** **1000 Working population ****49.6%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.2% for men and 51.9% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 70 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 21 (16%) · **■** Marginal 37 (28%) 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 Darak - Poyom166 people - Boje Lite148 people - Boru Raksap142 people - Degi Potom134 people [All 11 villages in Darak](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/darak/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Darak HQ from Aalo?38 km by road - What is the population of Darak HQ?268 (Census 2011) - Which district is Darak HQ in?West Siang district (Darak sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Darak HQ?57.3% (Census 2011)