# Chirne Village, Basar, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Basar, West Siang 

# Chirne

Chirne is a village in Basar sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **404 people in 91 households**, the 4th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 404people (2011)
- 91households
- 79.6%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Chirne PIN code and other codes

Chirne falls in Basar sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockBasar
- Census village code263656

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

## How far is Chirne from nearby towns?

- Basar (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)49 km by road
- Basar (nearest town)1 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 Chirne?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Chirne; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Basar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Chirne known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include lungi, bolu and oshi. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Chirne

Of every 100 households in Chirne in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chirne · ■ Basar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**9%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**86%

Use banking services ****68%**

**65%

Television ****65%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****18%**

**25%

Own their home ****24%**

**81%

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 Chirne?

■ Chirne · ■ Basar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**964

Working population ****35.9%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 73.9% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (77%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Basar

- Nyobom861 people
- Nyigam856 people
- Old Bam762 people
- Pagi402 people
- Bumpek384 people
- Kadi355 people
- Piri325 people

[All 30 villages in Basar](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/basar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chirne from Aalo?49 km by road
- What is the population of Chirne?404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirne in?West Siang district (Basar sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chirne?79.6% (Census 2011)