# Yorkodom Village, Monigong, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Monigong, West Siang 

# Yorkodom

Yorkodom is a village in Monigong sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **89 people in 16 households**, the 18th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 16.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.6%.

- 89people (2011)
- 16households
- 16.5%literacy
- 1,405females per 1,000 males

## Yorkodom PIN code and other codes

Yorkodom falls in Monigong sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMonigong
- Census village code263363

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

## How far is Yorkodom from nearby towns?

- Monigong (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)164 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)164 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 Yorkodom?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Yorkodom; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Papikrung
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mechuka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water and canal / river

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 Yorkodom known for?

The main crops are **millet, maize and wheat**. Products made here include bamboo basket, bamboo mat and cane basket. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Yorkodom

Of every 100 households in Yorkodom 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.

■ Yorkodom · ■ Monigong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**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 ****94%**

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**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 ****94%**

**53%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Yorkodom?

■ Yorkodom · ■ Monigong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****16.5%**

**39.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1405**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**569

Working population ****46.1%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.0% for men and 10.6% for women. 46% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 40 (98%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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 Monigong

- Geching101 people
- Kambe Dom96 people
- Yangrang95 people
- Gahglong91 people
- Gapur83 people
- Labukar82 people
- Chingo81 people
- Saline77 people

[All 46 villages in Monigong](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/monigong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Yorkodom from Aalo?164 km by road
- What is the population of Yorkodom?89 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yorkodom in?West Siang district (Monigong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Yorkodom?16.5% (Census 2011)