# Gadum Village, Namsing, East Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Namsing, East Siang 

# Gadum

Gadum is a village in Namsing sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **349 people in 60 households**, the 7th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 349people (2011)
- 60households
- 70.3%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Gadum PIN code and other codes

Gadum falls in Namsing sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMebo
- Census village code263926

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

## How far is Gadum from nearby towns?

- Namsing (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ)60 km by road
- Mebo (nearest town)38 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 Gadum?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mebo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / 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 Gadum known for?

The main crops are **paddy and mustard seed**. About 25% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gadum

Of every 100 households in Gadum in 2011, 2 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gadum · ■ Namsing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**19%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****81%**

**61%

Television ****17%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****22%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Gadum?

■ Gadum · ■ Namsing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**970

Working population ****45.8%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 64.0% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 128 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 19 (12%) · **■** Marginal 8 (5%)

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 Namsing

- Kiyit1,237 people
- Seram829 people
- Mer776 people
- Borguli664 people
- New Borguli239 people
- Kongkul187 people

[All 9 villages in Namsing](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/namsing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gadum from Pasighat?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gadum?349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadum in?East Siang district (Namsing sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gadum?70.3% (Census 2011)