# Pira Village, Tirbin, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Tirbin, West Siang 

# Pira

Pira is a village in Tirbin sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **226 people in 40 households**, the 8th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 226people (2011)
- 40households
- 52.0%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Pira PIN code and other codes

Pira falls in Tirbin sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockTirbin
- Census village code263626

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

## How far is Pira from nearby towns?

- Tirbin (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)82 km by road
- Basar (nearest town)35 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 Pira?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirbin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Pira known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and chilly**. Products made here include lungi, lipo and bolup. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Pira

Of every 100 households in Pira in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Pira · ■ Tirbin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**58%

Tap water ****72%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**23%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****45%**

**39%

Television ****19%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**6%

None of these assets ****53%**

**55%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 Pira?

■ Pira · ■ Tirbin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**971

Working population ****43.8%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.3% for men and 48.5% for women. 47% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 99 (100%)

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 Tirbin

- Ragi Doke290 people
- Ratak Gamlin282 people
- Deke275 people
- Sodo Doke242 people
- Gako - Dapo195 people
- Badak186 people
- Essi Yegri181 people
- Kagi166 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pira from Aalo?82 km by road
- What is the population of Pira?226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pira in?West Siang district (Tirbin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pira?52.0% (Census 2011)