# Bichom Village, Singchung, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Singchung, West Kameng 

# Bichom

Bichom is a village in Singchung sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,277 people in 249 households**, the 2nd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,277people (2011)
- 249households
- 78.4%literacy
- 381females per 1,000 males

## Bichom PIN code and other codes

Bichom falls in Singchung sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockSingchung
- Census village code261828

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

## How far is Bichom from nearby towns?

- Singchum (sub-district HQ)118 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)88 km by road
- Bomdila (nearest town)88 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 Bichom?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bichom; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bomdila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Bichom known for?

The main crops are **orange**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Bichom

Of every 100 households in Bichom in 2011, 0 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bichom · ■ Singchung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**44%

Use banking services ****85%**

**64%

Television ****45%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****33%**

**20%

Own their home ****77%**

**39%

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 Bichom?

■ Bichom · ■ Singchung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****381**

**570

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**943

Working population ****66.7%**

**57.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 72.6% for women. 81% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 36 (4%) · **■** Other work 739 (87%) · **■** Marginal 20 (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 Singchung

- Tenga Valley6,227 people
- Tenga Market943 people
- Tenga Village661 people
- Singchung Vill.652 people
- Chindit Top535 people

[All 31 villages in Singchung](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/singchung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bichom from Bomdila?88 km by road
- What is the population of Bichom?1,277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichom in?West Kameng district (Singchung sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bichom?78.4% (Census 2011)