Village · Monigong, West Siang # Geching Geching is a village in Monigong sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 101 people in 17 households, the 14th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.6%. - 101 people (2011) - 17 households - 29.1% literacy - 1,104 females per 1,000 males ## Geching PIN code and other codes Geching falls in Monigong sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Monigong - Census village code 263389 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Geching from nearby towns? - Monigong (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Aalo (district HQ) 160 km by road - Aalo (nearest town) 160 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Geching? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Geching; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mechuka - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kamki - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daporijo - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Geching known for? The main crops are millet, maize and wheat. Products made here include baskets, mat and wooden chair. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Geching Of every 100 households in Geching in 2011, 0 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Geching · ■ Monigong rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 2% - Toilet within the home 88% 74% - No toilet (open defecation) 12% 17% - Tap water 88% 60% - Drinking water within premises 47% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 35% 12% - Television 6% 2% - Mobile phone 12% 4% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 59% 53% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Geching? ■ Geching · ■ Monigong rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 29.1% 39.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1104 1002 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 100 569 - Working population 37.6% 41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 28.6% for men and 29.4% for women. 44% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 35 (92%) · ■ Other work 3 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Monigong - Dipu 132 people - Nema Sibo 125 people - Sheet 118 people - Simuging 107 people - Kambe Dom 96 people - Yangrang 95 people - Gahglong 91 people - Yorkodom 89 people All 46 villages in Monigong ## Quick answers - How far is Geching from Aalo? 160 km by road - What is the population of Geching? 101 (Census 2011) - Which district is Geching in? West Siang district (Monigong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Geching? 29.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/monigong/geching/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.