# Jarkam Village, Lada, East Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lada, East Kameng 

# Jarkam

Jarkam is a village in Lada sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **56 people in 5 households**, the 18th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 7.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.0%.

- 56people (2011)
- 5households
- 7.5%literacy
- 1,154females per 1,000 males

## Jarkam PIN code and other codes

Jarkam falls in Lada sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhenewa
- Census village code262091

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

## How far is Jarkam from nearby towns?

- Bameng (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ)101 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town)101 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 Jarkam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jarkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sekong
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seppa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

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 Jarkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Jarkam

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

■ Jarkam · ■ Lada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**71%

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

**14%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**0%

Television ****0%**

**0%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**84%

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 Jarkam?

■ Jarkam · ■ Lada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****7.5%**

**43.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1154**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**900

Working population ****57.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 15.0% for men and 0.0% for women. 54% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 32 (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 Lada

- Pia79 people
- Granjang70 people
- Wakke70 people
- Kampa - N.V.64 people
- Gikung55 people
- Satuk55 people
- Nissangjang54 people
- Dongkha45 people

[All 27 villages in Lada](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-kameng/lada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jarkam from Seppa?101 km by road
- What is the population of Jarkam?56 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarkam in?East Kameng district (Lada sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jarkam?7.5% (Census 2011)