Village · Monigong, West Siang # Gekar Gekar is a village in Monigong sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 25 people in 4 households, the 43rd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.6%. - 25 people (2011) - 4 households - 33.3% literacy - 1,778 females per 1,000 males ## Gekar PIN code and other codes Gekar falls in Monigong sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Monigong - Census village code 263391 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gekar from nearby towns? - Monigong (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Aalo (district HQ) 176 km by road - Aalo (nearest town) 176 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gekar? 1 services counted by the Census are inside Gekar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Pongte - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mechuka - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kamki - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daporijo - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 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 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gekar known for? The main crops are millet, maize and wheat. Products made here include bamboo basket, bamboo mat and wooden chair. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gekar Of every 100 households in Gekar in 2011, 25 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. ■ Gekar · ■ Monigong rural average - Electricity for lighting 25% 2% - Toilet within the home 100% 74% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 17% - Tap water 100% 60% - Drinking water within premises 100% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 75% 100% - Use banking services 25% 12% - Television 0% 2% - Mobile phone 0% 4% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 50% 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 Gekar? ■ Gekar · ■ Monigong rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 33.3% 39.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1778 1002 - Working population 48.0% 41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.0% for men and 25.0% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 12 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Monigong - Lusing Yingbe 40 people - Pepu Nute 40 people - Changrang 37 people - Tabha 36 people - Panglum 24 people - Sijak 15 people - Tasum 15 people All 46 villages in Monigong ## Quick answers - How far is Gekar from Aalo? 176 km by road - What is the population of Gekar? 25 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gekar in? West Siang district (Monigong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gekar? 33.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/monigong/gekar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.