# New Sumlam Village, Yatdam, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Yatdam, Changlang 

# New Sumlam

New Sumlam is a village in Yatdam sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **183 people in 42 households**, the 6th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.2%.

- 183people (2011)
- 42households
- 59.6%literacy
- 794females per 1,000 males

## New Sumlam PIN code and other codes

New Sumlam falls in Yatdam sub-district, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockChanglang
- Census village code264063

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

## How far is New Sumlam from nearby towns?

- Changlang Cd Block (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ)7 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town)52 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 New Sumlam?

2 services counted by the Census are inside New Sumlam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Changlang
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Changlang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Changlang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsang
- ○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
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 2 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 New Sumlam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, arum and tapioca**. Products made here include coat, churi and mekhela. 

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

## Homes and amenities in New Sumlam

Of every 100 households in New Sumlam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ New Sumlam · ■ Yatdam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**23%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****61%**

**36%

Television ****18%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****70%**

**73%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 New Sumlam?

■ New Sumlam · ■ Yatdam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**49.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****794**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**1075

Working population ****53.0%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 55.4% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (15%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%) · **■** Marginal 7 (7%)

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 Yatdam

- Jongphohate322 people
- Yankang215 people
- Changra184 people
- Phangtip184 people
- Saban177 people
- Thamiyang168 people
- Jongrom146 people
- Kangkho146 people

[All 20 villages in Yatdam](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/changlang/yatdam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is New Sumlam from Changlang?7 km by road
- What is the population of New Sumlam?183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New Sumlam in?Changlang district (Yatdam sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of New Sumlam?59.6% (Census 2011)