# Degiam Village, Siyum, Upper Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Siyum, Upper Subansiri 

# Degiam

Degiam is a village in Siyum sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **92 people in 20 households**, the 35th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.0%.

- 92people (2011)
- 20households
- 19.5%literacy
- 1,091females per 1,000 males

## Degiam PIN code and other codes

Degiam falls in Siyum sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockSiyum
- Census village code262893

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

## How far is Degiam from nearby towns?

- Siyum (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ)105 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town)105 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 Degiam?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Degiam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Siyum
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Along
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○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

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 Degiam known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Degiam

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

■ Degiam · ■ Siyum rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**24%

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

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

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

**7%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**19%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**74%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Degiam?

■ Degiam · ■ Siyum rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.5%**

**45.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**1016

Working population ****25.0%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 14.3% for men and 24.4% for women. 41% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (91%) · **■** Household industry 1 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (4%)

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 Siyum

- Ketha107 people
- Talingha105 people
- Takiongporing102 people
- Row97 people
- Byammer88 people
- Gyate86 people
- Linke80 people
- Bogia Siyum79 people

[All 49 villages in Siyum](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/siyum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Degiam from Daporijo?105 km by road
- What is the population of Degiam?92 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Degiam in?Upper Subansiri district (Siyum sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Degiam?19.5% (Census 2011)