# Takso Village, Gensi, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Gensi, West Siang 

# Takso

Takso is a village in Gensi sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **135 people in 24 households**, the 5th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 135people (2011)
- 24households
- 59.3%literacy
- 1,213females per 1,000 males

## Takso PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGensi
- Census village code263690

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

## How far is Takso from nearby towns?

- Gensi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)107 km by road
- Bassar (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 Takso?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Takso; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Likabali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumporijo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 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 Takso known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include basket, weaving and wood carving. About 2% of the 8,400 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 Takso

Of every 100 households in Takso in 2011, 96 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Takso · ■ Gensi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**56%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****0%**

**55%

Television ****12%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**20%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****79%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Takso?

■ Takso · ■ Gensi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1213**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**873

Working population ****65.9%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.5% for men and 60.0% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 80 (90%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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

- Gensi H.Q.467 people
- Bumpek358 people
- Gensi225 people
- Tatamori161 people
- Bomte86 people
- Garu Camp83 people
- Garu81 people
- Litemori80 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Takso from Aalo?107 km by road
- What is the population of Takso?135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Takso in?West Siang district (Gensi sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Takso?59.3% (Census 2011)