# Dikshipam Village, Rupa, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rupa, West Kameng 

# Dikshipam

Dikshipam is a village in Rupa sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **58 people in 16 households**, the 15th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 58people (2011)
- 16households
- 61.5%literacy
- 1,071females per 1,000 males

## Dikshipam PIN code and other codes

Dikshipam falls in Rupa sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKalaktang
- Census village code261797

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

## How far is Dikshipam from nearby towns?

- Rupa (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- District (district HQ)40 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 Dikshipam?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dikshipam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rupa
- ○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)24 h summer · 24 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 Dikshipam known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 17% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dikshipam

Of every 100 households in Dikshipam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dikshipam · ■ Rupa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**78%

Tap water ****93%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**31%

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

**24%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****53%**

**51%

Television ****53%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****20%**

**33%

Own their home ****87%**

**60%

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 Dikshipam?

■ Dikshipam · ■ Rupa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**1072

Working population ****56.9%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 57.1% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (70%) · **■** Other work 8 (24%) · **■** Marginal 2 (6%)

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 Rupa

- Mukuthing130 people
- Gachambow110 people
- Durga-Mandir78 people
- Khangpam74 people
- Brokpublang44 people
- Dringshingpam35 people
- Dakahng29 people
- Boock25 people

[All 20 villages in Rupa](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/rupa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dikshipam from District?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dikshipam?58 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dikshipam in?West Kameng district (Rupa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dikshipam?61.5% (Census 2011)