# Deke Village, Tirbin, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Tirbin, West Siang 

# Deke

Deke is a village in Tirbin sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **275 people in 40 households**, the 6th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 275people (2011)
- 40households
- 64.3%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Deke PIN code and other codes

Deke falls in Tirbin sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockTirbin
- Census village code263621

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

## How far is Deke from nearby towns?

- Tirbin (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)77 km by road
- Basar (nearest town)44 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 Deke?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Deke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tirbin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

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 Deke known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and millet**. Products made here include lungi and bolup. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Deke

Of every 100 households in Deke in 2011, 95 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Deke · ■ Tirbin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**23%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****51%**

**39%

Television ****20%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****64%**

**55%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Deke?

■ Deke · ■ Tirbin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**971

Working population ****40.0%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 62.0% for women. 42% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 92 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 13 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Tirbin

- Tai361 people
- Chekor Lombi332 people
- Ragi Doke290 people
- Ratak Gamlin282 people
- Sodo Doke242 people
- Pira226 people
- Gako - Dapo195 people
- Badak186 people

[All 30 villages in Tirbin](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/tirbin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Deke from Aalo?77 km by road
- What is the population of Deke?275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deke in?West Siang district (Tirbin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Deke?64.3% (Census 2011)