Village · Mechuka, West Siang # Yorko Yorko is a village in Mechuka sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 77 people in 12 households, the 19th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 77 people (2011) - 12 households - 69.6% literacy - 1,265 females per 1,000 males ## Yorko PIN code and other codes Yorko falls in Mechuka sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Mechuka - Census village code 263318 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Yorko from nearby towns? - Mechuka (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Aalo (district HQ) 185 km by road - Aalo (nearest town) 185 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Yorko? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Yorko; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Mechuka - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mechuka - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kamki - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumporijo - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Yorko known for? The main crops are millet, maize and paddy. Products made here include carpet making, weaving and wood carving. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Yorko Of every 100 households in Yorko in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Yorko · ■ Mechuka rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 39% - Toilet within the home 100% 84% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 15% - Tap water 0% 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 100% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 0% 34% - Own their home 100% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Yorko? ■ Yorko · ■ Mechuka rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.6% 57.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1265 888 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 1149 - Working population 55.8% 43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 64.1% for women. 53% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 29 (67%) · ■ Other work 3 (7%) · ■ Marginal 11 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mechuka - Rapum 100 people - Segong 97 people - Gapo 95 people - Sekar 91 people - Galling 73 people - Sorangdem 58 people - Hiri 53 people - Padusa 51 people All 34 villages in Mechuka ## Quick answers - How far is Yorko from Aalo? 185 km by road - What is the population of Yorko? 77 (Census 2011) - Which district is Yorko in? West Siang district (Mechuka sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Yorko? 69.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/mechuka/yorko/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.