Village · Thrizino, West Kameng
# Sakrin

Sakrin is a village in Thrizino sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 306 people in 59 households, the 3rd largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.
- 306 people (2011)
- 59 households
- 53.7% literacy
- 889 females per 1,000 males

## Sakrin PIN code and other codes

Sakrin falls in Thrizino sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Thrizino
- Census village code 261857

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sakrin from nearby towns?
- Thrizino (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ) 124 km by road
- Thrizino (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sakrin?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sakrin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Thrizino
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sakrin known for?

About 4% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sakrin

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

■ Sakrin · ■ Thrizino rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 64%
- Toilet within the home 5% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 83%
- Tap water 100% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 10% 15%
- Television 0% 8%
- Mobile phone 0% 2%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 100% 80%
- Own their home 100% 87%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sakrin?

■ Sakrin · ■ Thrizino rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 53.7% 63.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 889 1016
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1065 1050
- Working population 42.5% 43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 42.3% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 114 (88%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 12 (9%) · ■ Marginal 2 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thrizino
- Thrizino H.Q. 1,334 people
- Palizi 582 people
- Kararamu 302 people
- Thessa 283 people
- Palatari 260 people
- Sube 253 people

All 21 villages in Thrizino

## Quick answers
- How far is Sakrin from Bomdila? 124 km by road
- What is the population of Sakrin? 306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakrin in? West Kameng district (Thrizino sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakrin? 53.7% (Census 2011)

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