# Bikh Village, Pistana, Lower Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri 

# Bikh

Bikh is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **95 people in 16 households**, the 39th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 95people (2011)
- 16households
- 56.9%literacy
- 1,209females per 1,000 males

## Bikh PIN code and other codes

Bikh falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-Ii
- Census village code264969

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

## How far is Bikh from nearby towns?

- Yachuli (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)70 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)70 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 Bikh?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Bikh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Miya
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Talo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ziro
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Bikh known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ginger**. About 13% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bikh

Of every 100 households in Bikh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bikh · ■ Pistana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

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

**65%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****94%**

**62%

Television ****0%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**12%

None of these assets ****56%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Bikh?

■ Bikh · ■ Pistana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1209**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**926

Working population ****36.8%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 47.5% for women. 40% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 4 (11%) · **■** Marginal 31 (89%)

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 Pistana

- Poru97 people
- Seya II97 people
- Sally96 people
- Sito96 people
- Hitu91 people
- Miya91 people
- Murta89 people
- Tako78 people

[All 57 villages in Pistana](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/pistana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bikh from Ziro?70 km by road
- What is the population of Bikh?95 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bikh in?Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bikh?56.9% (Census 2011)