Village · Kimin, Papum Pare
# Upper Lichi

Upper Lichi is a village in Kimin sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 128 people in 27 households, the 13th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.
- 128 people (2011)
- 27 households
- 78.2% literacy
- 829 females per 1,000 males

## Upper Lichi PIN code and other codes

Upper Lichi falls in Kimin sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Kimin
- Census village code 262744

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

## How far is Upper Lichi from nearby towns?
- Kimin (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 108 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Upper Lichi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Lichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 10+ km · Kimin
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · North Lakhimpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · North Lakhimpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yupia
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Upper Lichi known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize.

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

## Homes and amenities in Upper Lichi

Of every 100 households in Upper Lichi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Upper Lichi · ■ Kimin rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 84%
- Toilet within the home 61% 56%
- No toilet (open defecation) 39% 44%
- Tap water 75% 53%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 21% 43%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 56%
- Use banking services 86% 78%
- Television 79% 54%
- Mobile phone 25% 63%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 43% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 11% 9%
- None of these assets 11% 16%
- Own their home 79% 68%

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

## What is the population of Upper Lichi?

■ Upper Lichi · ■ Kimin rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.2% 79.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 829 701
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 1037
- Working population 39.8% 47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 73.9% for women. 40% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (75%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (6%) · ■ Other work 8 (16%) · ■ Marginal 2 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kimin
- Lora - I & II 292 people
- Aibee 215 people
- Lower Sher 177 people
- Boda 175 people
- Lower Lichi 117 people
- Belo - II 111 people
- Belo - I 110 people
- Belo - III 107 people

All 26 villages in Kimin

## Quick answers
- How far is Upper Lichi from Yupia? 108 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Lichi? 128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Lichi in? Papum Pare district (Kimin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Lichi? 78.2% (Census 2011)

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