Village · Naharlagun, Papum Pare
# Sichir

Sichir is a village in Naharlagun sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 171 people in 36 households, the 17th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.
- 171 people (2011)
- 36 households
- 39.7% literacy
- 1,803 females per 1,000 males

## Sichir PIN code and other codes

Sichir falls in Naharlagun sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Doimukh
- Census village code 262462

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

## How far is Sichir from nearby towns?
- Naharlagun (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 17 km by road
- Naharlagun (nearest town) 4 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sichir?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sichir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- 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 Sichir known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sichir

Of every 100 households in Sichir in 2011, 30 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Sichir · ■ Naharlagun rural average
- Electricity for lighting 30% 94%
- Toilet within the home 8% 81%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 15%
- Tap water 30% 75%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 48%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 27% 76%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 22%
- Use banking services 78% 88%
- Television 11% 75%
- Mobile phone 84% 83%
- Computer with internet 0% 12%
- Two-wheeler 19% 34%
- Car / jeep / van 14% 28%
- None of these assets 5% 6%
- Own their home 70% 55%

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

## What is the population of Sichir?

■ Sichir · ■ Naharlagun rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 39.7% 80.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1803 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1857 981
- Working population 22.8% 34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.4% for men and 37.1% for women. 28% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (5%) · ■ Household industry 2 (5%) · ■ Other work 17 (44%) · ■ Marginal 15 (38%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Naharlagun
- Komla 193 people
- Nirjuli-II 193 people
- Nanital 190 people
- Ania 185 people
- Rayo 163 people
- Upper Nyorch 148 people
- Tarajuli 144 people
- Lotha 131 people

All 35 villages in Naharlagun

## Quick answers
- How far is Sichir from Yupia? 17 km by road
- What is the population of Sichir? 171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sichir in? Papum Pare district (Naharlagun sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sichir? 39.7% (Census 2011)

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