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

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Village · Dirang, West Kameng 

# Buchupam

Buchupam is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **186 people in 51 households**, the 23rd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.

- 186people (2011)
- 51households
- 38.0%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Buchupam PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261687

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

## How far is Buchupam from nearby towns?

- Dirang (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)25 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 Buchupam?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Buchupam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rahung
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bomdila
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Buchupam known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Buchupam

Of every 100 households in Buchupam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Buchupam · ■ Dirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**75%

Tap water ****81%**

**70%

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

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**84%

Use banking services ****40%**

**31%

Television ****25%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****60%**

**49%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Buchupam?

■ Buchupam · ■ Dirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.0%**

**51.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**1004

Working population ****62.4%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.8% for men and 23.8% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 93 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Rungja Village224 people
- Mohan camp205 people
- Lish Gompache Vill.203 people
- Lubrang190 people
- Munna Camp182 people
- Namthung178 people
- Zimthung Village176 people
- Broksarthang170 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Buchupam from Bomdila?25 km by road
- What is the population of Buchupam?186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buchupam in?West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Buchupam?38.0% (Census 2011)