Village · Daporijo, Upper Subansiri # Sikar - I Sikar - I is a village in Daporijo sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 255 people in 40 households, the 6th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 255 people (2011) - 40 households - 68.8% literacy - 1,257 females per 1,000 males ## Sikar - I PIN code and other codes Sikar - I falls in Daporijo sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Daporijo - Census village code 263123 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sikar - I from nearby towns? - Daporijo (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Daporijo (district HQ) 1 km by road - Daporijo (nearest town) 1 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sikar - I? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Sikar - I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Daporijo - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Daporijo - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tabarijo - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ 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) 1 h summer · 1 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sikar - I known for? The main crops are paddy, millet and vegetables. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sikar - I Of every 100 households in Sikar - I in 2011, 100 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Sikar - I · ■ Daporijo rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 57% - Toilet within the home 93% 50% - No toilet (open defecation) 7% 49% - Tap water 100% 75% - Drinking water within premises 69% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 47% 20% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 53% 78% - Use banking services 69% 49% - Television 62% 26% - Mobile phone 42% 33% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 29% 11% - Car / jeep / van 18% 5% - None of these assets 27% 40% - Own their home 100% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sikar - I? ■ Sikar - I · ■ Daporijo rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.8% 73.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1257 1041 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1129 919 - Working population 36.9% 41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 65.4% for women. 42% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 54 (57%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 32 (34%) · ■ Marginal 5 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Daporijo - Sippi 395 people - Ligu 344 people - Bomi-koto 300 people - Dulom 293 people - Mite 252 people - Nima 245 people - Liruk 222 people - Jeram 214 people All 47 villages in Daporijo ## Quick answers - How far is Sikar - I from Daporijo? 1 km by road - What is the population of Sikar - I? 255 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikar - I in? Upper Subansiri district (Daporijo sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sikar - I? 68.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/daporijo/sikar-i/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.