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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/dirang/barchipam/

Village · Dirang, West Kameng 

# Barchipam

Barchipam is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **291 people in 68 households**, the 15th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.

- 291people (2011)
- 68households
- 45.8%literacy
- 1,156females per 1,000 males

## Barchipam PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261620

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

## How far is Barchipam from nearby towns?

- Dirang (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)47 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 Barchipam?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Barchipam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Merakmu
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dirang Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dirang Village
- ○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) shop5–10 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.

## What is Barchipam known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and finger millet**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Barchipam

Of every 100 households in Barchipam in 2011, 80 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Barchipam · ■ Dirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**75%

Tap water ****79%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**20%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****17%**

**31%

Television ****24%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****68%**

**49%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barchipam?

■ Barchipam · ■ Dirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%**

**51.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1156**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****656**

**1004

Working population ****53.6%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.4% for men and 40.7% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 116 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (11%) · **■** Marginal 22 (14%)

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

- Mandalaphudung336 people
- Warjung328 people
- Khendahrong Vill.324 people
- Yewang324 people
- Dungmanbaha285 people
- Khassow Village285 people
- Chug268 people
- Rungja Village224 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Barchipam from Bomdila?47 km by road
- What is the population of Barchipam?291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barchipam in?West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barchipam?45.8% (Census 2011)