# Baisakhi Village, Dirang, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dirang, West Kameng 

# Baisakhi

Baisakhi is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **48 people in 12 households**, the 51st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.

- 48people (2011)
- 12households
- 65.9%literacy
- 778females per 1,000 males

## Baisakhi PIN code and other codes

Baisakhi falls in Dirang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261658

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

## How far is Baisakhi from nearby towns?

- Dirang (sub-district HQ)49 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)91 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 Baisakhi?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Baisakhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Mohancamp
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dirang Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 h winter

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.

## Homes and amenities in Baisakhi

Of every 100 households in Baisakhi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baisakhi · ■ Dirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**70%

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

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**84%

Use banking services ****58%**

**31%

Television ****75%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**49%

Own their home ****83%**

**82%

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 Baisakhi?

■ Baisakhi · ■ Dirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**51.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****778**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1004

Working population ****60.4%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 63.2% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 25 (86%) · **■** Marginal 3 (10%)

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 Dirang

- Yangdarko Village65 people
- Dundri60 people
- Rahung57 people
- Ranangsher49 people
- Showda Village48 people
- Bishum Village46 people
- Laphiak Village41 people
- Chaksem Village40 people

[All 88 villages in Dirang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/dirang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baisakhi from Bomdila?91 km by road
- What is the population of Baisakhi?48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baisakhi in?West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baisakhi?65.9% (Census 2011)