Village · Maibong, Dima Hasao
# Gereso Wapu

Gereso Wapu is a village in Maibong sub-district of Dima Hasao district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 59 people in 10 households, the 175th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.
- 59 people (2011)
- 10 households
- 58.7% literacy
- 1,034 females per 1,000 males

## Gereso Wapu PIN code and other codes

Gereso Wapu falls in Maibong sub-district, Dima Hasao district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Kalachand
- Community development block Diyung Valley
- Census village code 298891

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gereso Wapu from nearby towns?
- Maibong (sub-district HQ) 49 km by road
- Haflong (district HQ) 103 km by road
- Maibang (nearest town) 49 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gereso Wapu?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gereso Wapu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Maibong
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Maibong
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Haflong
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gereso Wapu known for?

The main crops are rice, maize and mustard seeds. Products made here include mat, hand fan and cane basket.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gereso Wapu

Of every 100 households in Gereso Wapu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gereso Wapu · ■ Maibong rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 20%
- Toilet within the home 0% 48%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 44%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 30% 36%
- Television 0% 14%
- Mobile phone 10% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 80% 60%
- Own their home 100% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gereso Wapu?

■ Gereso Wapu · ■ Maibong rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.7% 63.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1034 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 968
- Working population 42.4% 42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 50.0% for women. 38% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 25 (100%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Maibong
- Daulapur 64 people
- Lungding Phonglo 63 people
- Motibra 63 people
- P/Wadrengdisa 62 people
- Sabailing Haplai 59 people
- Mailu Hajong 55 people
- Mitherdisa 53 people
- Wadrengdisa 52 people

All 203 villages in Maibong

## Quick answers
- How far is Gereso Wapu from Haflong? 103 km by road
- What is the population of Gereso Wapu? 59 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gereso Wapu in? Dima Hasao district (Maibong sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gereso Wapu? 58.7% (Census 2011)

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