Village · New Seren, East Siang
# Telam Village

Telam Village is a village in New Seren sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 421 people in 61 households, the 3rd largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.
- 421 people (2011)
- 61 households
- 68.2% literacy
- 995 females per 1,000 males

## Telam Village PIN code and other codes

Telam Village falls in New Seren sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Ramle-Bango
- Census village code 263852

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Telam Village from nearby towns?
- New Seren (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town) 75 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Telam Village?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Telam Village; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Telam Camp
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Basar
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Telam Village known for?

About 7% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Telam Village

Of every 100 households in Telam Village in 2011, 69 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Telam Village · ■ New Seren rural average
- Electricity for lighting 69% 70%
- Toilet within the home 92% 55%
- No toilet (open defecation) 7% 35%
- Tap water 20% 71%
- Drinking water within premises 41% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 36% 32%
- Television 44% 33%
- Mobile phone 75% 57%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 25% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 10%
- None of these assets 13% 10%
- Own their home 88% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Telam Village?

■ Telam Village · ■ New Seren rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.2% 72.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 995 961
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1032 1000
- Working population 47.0% 37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 59.6% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 163 (82%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 33 (17%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in New Seren
- Seren 795 people
- Potte 509 people
- Old Deka 371 people
- Telam Camp 348 people
- Pam 318 people
- New Seren H.Q. 158 people

All 8 villages in New Seren

## Quick answers
- How far is Telam Village from Pasighat? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Telam Village? 421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Telam Village in? East Siang district (New Seren sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Telam Village? 68.2% (Census 2011)

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