# Siga Village, Chetam, Upper Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chetam, Upper Subansiri 

# Siga

Siga is a village in Chetam sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **136 people in 27 households**, the 19th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 136people (2011)
- 27households
- 79.8%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Siga PIN code and other codes

Siga falls in Chetam sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockGiba
- Census village code263059

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

## How far is Siga from nearby towns?

- Chetam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ)30 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town)30 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 Siga?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Siga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○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

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 Siga known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Siga

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

■ Siga · ■ Chetam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**18%

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

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**12%

Television ****0%**

**1%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**6%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****82%**

**63%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Siga?

■ Siga · ■ Chetam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1028

Working population ****23.5%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 74.2% for women. 29% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (34%) · **■** Other work 20 (62%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%)

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 Chetam

- Ruji149 people
- Rikung148 people
- Batum143 people
- Raji139 people
- Hengnedoku135 people
- Raha village125 people
- Soki116 people
- Lechin114 people

[All 58 villages in Chetam](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/chetam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Siga from Daporijo?30 km by road
- What is the population of Siga?136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siga in?Upper Subansiri district (Chetam sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Siga?79.8% (Census 2011)