# Garu Village, Gensi, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gensi, West Siang 

# Garu

Garu is a village in Gensi sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **81 people in 18 households**, the 8th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 81people (2011)
- 18households
- 50.7%literacy
- 841females per 1,000 males

## Garu PIN code and other codes

Garu falls in Gensi sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockGensi
- Census village code263686

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

## How far is Garu from nearby towns?

- Gensi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)90 km by road
- Basar (nearest town)40 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 Garu?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Garu; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Likabali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Garu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include basket, 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 Garu

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

■ Garu · ■ Gensi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

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

**56%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****32%**

**55%

Television ****42%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**20%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****42%**

**23%

Own their home ****68%**

**67%

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 Garu?

■ Garu · ■ Gensi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****841**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**873

Working population ****55.6%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.2% for men and 36.7% for women. 66% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 32 (71%) · **■** Other work 10 (22%) · **■** Marginal 3 (7%)

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 Gensi

- Tatamori161 people
- Takso135 people
- Bomte86 people
- Garu Camp83 people
- Litemori80 people
- New Bomte51 people
- Bigi42 people
- Roma Village14 people

[All 12 villages in Gensi](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/gensi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garu from Aalo?90 km by road
- What is the population of Garu?81 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garu in?West Siang district (Gensi sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garu?50.7% (Census 2011)