Village · Basar, West Siang
# Lipu Namchi

Lipu Namchi is a village in Basar sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 141 people in 27 households, the 19th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.
- 141 people (2011)
- 27 households
- 62.3% literacy
- 1,014 females per 1,000 males

## Lipu Namchi PIN code and other codes

Lipu Namchi falls in Basar sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Basar
- Census village code 263670

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

## How far is Lipu Namchi from nearby towns?
- Basar (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ) 57 km by road
- Basar (nearest town) 7 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Lipu Namchi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Lipu Namchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lipu Namchi known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Products made here include bolup, murah and oshi.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lipu Namchi

Of every 100 households in Lipu Namchi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Lipu Namchi · ■ Basar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 89%
- Toilet within the home 71% 90%
- No toilet (open defecation) 29% 9%
- Tap water 100% 96%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 86%
- Use banking services 86% 65%
- Television 19% 55%
- Mobile phone 24% 47%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 10% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 10%
- None of these assets 57% 25%
- Own their home 100% 81%

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

## What is the population of Lipu Namchi?

■ Lipu Namchi · ■ Basar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.3% 67.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1014 1006
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1375 964
- Working population 55.3% 44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 56.7% for women. 66% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 53 (68%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 17 (22%) · ■ Other work 5 (6%) · ■ Marginal 2 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Basar
- Echi Chiku 259 people
- Soi 242 people
- New Bam 237 people
- Regi 235 people
- Angu 135 people
- Tare 131 people
- Rete Potu 83 people
- Lipu Bam 76 people

All 30 villages in Basar

## Quick answers
- How far is Lipu Namchi from Aalo? 57 km by road
- What is the population of Lipu Namchi? 141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lipu Namchi in? West Siang district (Basar sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lipu Namchi? 62.3% (Census 2011)

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