# Gaming Village, Payum, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Payum, West Siang 

# Gaming

Gaming is a village in Payum sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **237 people in 33 households**, the 4th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 237people (2011)
- 33households
- 63.5%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Gaming PIN code and other codes

Gaming falls in Payum sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKaying-Payum
- Census village code263412

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

## How far is Gaming from nearby towns?

- Payum (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)101 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)101 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 Gaming?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gaming; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kaying
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Gaming 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 Gaming

Of every 100 households in Gaming 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.

■ Gaming · ■ Payum rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**100%

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

**0%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

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

**40%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**0%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**0%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**92%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gaming?

■ Gaming · ■ Payum rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**915

Working population ****18.1%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 59.1% for women. 32% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 43 (100%)

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 Payum

- Gasheng382 people
- Payum259 people
- Gate256 people
- Yio167 people
- Mega151 people
- Dupu149 people
- Molo131 people

[All 15 villages in Payum](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/payum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaming from Aalo?101 km by road
- What is the population of Gaming?237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaming in?West Siang district (Payum sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaming?63.5% (Census 2011)