# Gamkak Village, Yomcha, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Yomcha, West Siang 

# Gamkak

Gamkak is a village in Yomcha sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 76 households**, the 2nd largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 437people (2011)
- 76households
- 35.1%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Gamkak PIN code and other codes

Gamkak falls in Yomcha sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockLiromba
- Census village code263557

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

## How far is Gamkak from nearby towns?

- Yomcha (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)62 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)62 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 Gamkak?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Yomcha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Gamkak known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and paddy**. Products made here include weaving, bamboo basket and oshi. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gamkak

Of every 100 households in Gamkak in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gamkak · ■ Yomcha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**78%

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

**96%

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

**3%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**56%

Television ****40%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****52%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Gamkak?

■ Gamkak · ■ Yomcha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.1%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**1000

Working population ****49.0%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.5% for men and 25.2% for women. 55% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (32%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 82 (38%)

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 Yomcha

- Yomcha H.Q.705 people
- Tego Gamlin169 people
- Laggi Gamlin149 people
- Akker yomgam141 people
- Lipu Yomcha136 people

[All 17 villages in Yomcha](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/yomcha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gamkak from Aalo?62 km by road
- What is the population of Gamkak?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamkak in?West Siang district (Yomcha sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gamkak?35.1% (Census 2011)