Village · Dirang, West Kameng # Dirme Dirme is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 87 people in 19 households, the 41st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%. - 87 people (2011) - 19 households - 35.5% literacy - 776 females per 1,000 males ## Dirme PIN code and other codes Dirme falls in Dirang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Dirang - Census village code 261656 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dirme from nearby towns? - Dirang (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Bomdila (district HQ) 69 km by road - Dirang (nearest town) 27 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dirme? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Dirme; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dirang Hq - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang Village - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dirme known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and finger millet. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dirme Of every 100 households in Dirme in 2011, 90 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dirme · ■ Dirang rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 91% - Toilet within the home 48% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 52% 75% - Tap water 81% 70% - Drinking water within premises 52% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 84% - Use banking services 52% 31% - Television 14% 37% - Mobile phone 71% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 14% 49% - Own their home 71% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dirme? ■ Dirme · ■ Dirang rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 35.5% 51.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 776 884 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 375 1004 - Working population 62.1% 57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 36.6% for men and 34.3% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 19 (35%) · ■ Other work 17 (31%) · ■ Marginal 18 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dirang - Rungjapan Village 100 people - Lish Gompalok 92 people - Samtu Village 92 people - Dowangba 88 people - Khorung Village 82 people - Phudung Village 72 people - Lachang 71 people - Rolamjor 70 people All 88 villages in Dirang ## Quick answers - How far is Dirme from Bomdila? 69 km by road - What is the population of Dirme? 87 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dirme in? West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dirme? 35.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/dirang/dirme/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.