Village · Payum, West Siang # Gasheng Gasheng is a village in Payum sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 382 people in 76 households, the 1st largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 382 people (2011) - 76 households - 60.2% literacy - 1,087 females per 1,000 males ## Gasheng PIN code and other codes Gasheng falls in Payum sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Kaying-Payum - Census village code 263411 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gasheng from nearby towns? - Payum (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road - Aalo (district HQ) 132 km by road - Aalo (nearest town) 132 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gasheng? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gasheng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kaying - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kamba - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daporijo - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 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 Gasheng known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Products made here include carpet weaving, weaving and wood carving. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gasheng Of every 100 households in Gasheng in 2011, 0 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gasheng · ■ Payum rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 0% - Toilet within the home 97% 100% - No toilet (open defecation) 3% 0% - Tap water 3% 78% - Drinking water within premises 0% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 78% 30% - Television 0% 0% - Mobile phone 1% 0% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 99% 92% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gasheng? ■ Gasheng · ■ Payum rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.2% 56.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1087 980 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1423 915 - Working population 49.0% 43.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.7% for men and 56.8% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 175 (94%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (3%) · ■ Marginal 5 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Payum - Payum 259 people - Gate 256 people - Gaming 237 people - Yio 167 people All 15 villages in Payum ## Quick answers - How far is Gasheng from Aalo? 132 km by road - What is the population of Gasheng? 382 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gasheng in? West Siang district (Payum sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gasheng? 60.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/payum/gasheng/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.