# Gapo Village, Mechuka, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Mechuka, West Siang 

# Gapo

Gapo is a village in Mechuka sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **95 people in 22 households**, the 17th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 95people (2011)
- 22households
- 24.7%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Gapo PIN code and other codes

Gapo falls in Mechuka sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMechuka
- Census village code263344

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

## How far is Gapo from nearby towns?

- Mechuka (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)140 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)140 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 Gapo?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gapo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mechuka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumporijo
- ○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 watertreated tap water

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 Gapo 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 Gapo

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

■ Gapo · ■ Mechuka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**60%

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

**33%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****100%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Gapo?

■ Gapo · ■ Mechuka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.7%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**1149

Working population ****64.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.3% for men and 14.7% for women. 62% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 59 (97%)

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 Mechuka

- Thargelling110 people
- Purying102 people
- Rapum100 people
- Segong97 people
- Sekar91 people
- Yorko77 people
- Galling73 people
- Sorangdem58 people

[All 34 villages in Mechuka](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/mechuka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gapo from Aalo?140 km by road
- What is the population of Gapo?95 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gapo in?West Siang district (Mechuka sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gapo?24.7% (Census 2011)