# Echi Chiku Village, Basar, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Basar, West Siang 

# Echi Chiku

Echi Chiku is a village in Basar sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 46 households**, the 15th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 259people (2011)
- 46households
- 42.8%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Echi Chiku PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBasar
- Census village code263669

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

## How far is Echi Chiku from nearby towns?

- Basar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)59 km by road
- Basar (nearest town)9 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 Echi Chiku?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Echi Chiku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Echi Chiku known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Echi Chiku

Of every 100 households in Echi Chiku in 2011, 100 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Echi Chiku · ■ Basar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**9%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**37%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****46%**

**65%

Television ****33%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****35%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Echi Chiku?

■ Echi Chiku · ■ Basar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2286**

**964

Working population ****51.0%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.7% for men and 26.1% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 128 (97%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%)

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

- Nyodu291 people
- Disi287 people
- Galu265 people
- Sago262 people
- Soi242 people
- New Bam237 people
- Regi235 people
- Lipu Namchi141 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Echi Chiku from Aalo?59 km by road
- What is the population of Echi Chiku?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Echi Chiku in?West Siang district (Basar sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Echi Chiku?42.8% (Census 2011)