Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri # Sarak Sarak is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 70 people in 14 households, the 46th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 70 people (2011) - 14 households - 83.1% literacy - 1,692 females per 1,000 males ## Sarak PIN code and other codes Sarak falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Ziro-Ii - Census village code 264977 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sarak from nearby towns? - Yachuli (sub-district HQ) 50 km by road - Ziro (district HQ) 60 km by road - Ziro (nearest town) 60 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sarak? 0 services counted by the Census are inside Sarak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Amban - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Deed - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daporijo - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sarak known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and ginger. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sarak Of every 100 households in Sarak in 2011, 21 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sarak · ■ Pistana rural average - Electricity for lighting 21% 91% - Toilet within the home 21% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 79% 43% - Tap water 100% 87% - Drinking water within premises 0% 65% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 29% 62% - Television 7% 25% - Mobile phone 7% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 7% 25% - Car / jeep / van 0% 12% - None of these assets 21% 29% - Own their home 86% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sarak? ■ Sarak · ■ Pistana rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.1% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1692 1026 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1200 926 - Working population 37.1% 33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 78.9% for women. 38% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (19%) · ■ Other work 7 (27%) · ■ Marginal 14 (54%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pistana - Murta 89 people - Tako 78 people - Takha 77 people - Korli 72 people - Kulu Tago 66 people - Tapa Happa 65 people - Poru 64 people - New Poru 59 people All 57 villages in Pistana ## Quick answers - How far is Sarak from Ziro? 60 km by road - What is the population of Sarak? 70 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarak in? Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sarak? 83.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/pistana/sarak/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.