# Mirsam Village, Pasighat, East Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pasighat, East Siang 

# Mirsam

Mirsam is a village in Pasighat sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **798 people in 136 households**, the 5th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 798people (2011)
- 136households
- 86.4%literacy
- 1,117females per 1,000 males

## Mirsam PIN code and other codes

Mirsam falls in Pasighat sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockPasighat
- Census village code263894

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

## How far is Mirsam from nearby towns?

- Pasighat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ)4 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town)4 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 Mirsam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mirsam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pasighat
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pasighat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Mirsam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mirsam

Of every 100 households in Mirsam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 40 a car.

■ Mirsam · ■ Pasighat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**37%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**81%

Use banking services ****88%**

**80%

Television ****89%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****40%**

**24%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****67%**

**77%

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 Mirsam?

■ Mirsam · ■ Pasighat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1117**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1441**

**1069

Working population ****40.2%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 78.0% for women. 43% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 229 (71%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%)

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 Pasighat

- Mirbuk1,554 people
- Mirku935 people
- Taki Lalung905 people
- Yagrung905 people
- Dapi772 people
- Tekang674 people
- Boying618 people
- Sibut467 people

[All 26 villages in Pasighat](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/pasighat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mirsam from Pasighat?4 km by road
- What is the population of Mirsam?798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirsam in?East Siang district (Pasighat sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mirsam?86.4% (Census 2011)