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

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Village · Basar, West Siang 

# Nyigam

Nyigam is a village in Basar sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **856 people in 135 households**, the 2nd largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 856people (2011)
- 135households
- 68.6%literacy
- 1,083females per 1,000 males

## Nyigam PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBasar
- Census village code263664

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

## How far is Nyigam from nearby towns?

- Basar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)52 km by road
- Basar (nearest town)2 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 Nyigam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Nyigam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Nyigam 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 Nyigam

Of every 100 households in Nyigam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Nyigam · ■ Basar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**9%

Tap water ****93%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****89%**

**65%

Television ****53%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**10%

None of these assets ****13%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nyigam?

■ Nyigam · ■ Basar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140**

**964

Working population ****49.4%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 62.6% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 286 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 109 (26%) · **■** Marginal 18 (4%)

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
- Old Bam762 people
- Chirne404 people
- Pagi402 people
- Bumpek384 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nyigam from Aalo?52 km by road
- What is the population of Nyigam?856 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nyigam in?West Siang district (Basar sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nyigam?68.6% (Census 2011)