Village · Pasighat, East Siang # Tajum Tajum is a village in Pasighat sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 415 people in 79 households, the 11th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%. - 415 people (2011) - 79 households - 58.8% literacy - 930 females per 1,000 males ## Tajum PIN code and other codes Tajum falls in Pasighat sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Pasighat - Census village code 263906 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tajum from nearby towns? - Pasighat (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Pasighat (district HQ) 12 km by road - Pasighat (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tajum? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Tajum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pasighat - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pasighat - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pasighat - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 21 h summer · 21 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tajum known for? The main crops are maize and paddy. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tajum Of every 100 households in Tajum in 2011, 24 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tajum · ■ Pasighat rural average - Electricity for lighting 24% 81% - Toilet within the home 43% 62% - No toilet (open defecation) 57% 37% - Tap water 0% 80% - Drinking water within premises 23% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 19% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 81% - Use banking services 45% 80% - Television 30% 66% - Mobile phone 64% 76% - Computer with internet 4% 7% - Two-wheeler 16% 38% - Car / jeep / van 0% 24% - None of these assets 6% 4% - Own their home 100% 77% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tajum? ■ Tajum · ■ Pasighat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.8% 79.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 930 1022 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1038 1069 - Working population 56.9% 40.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.3% for men and 48.6% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 44 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 141 (60%) · ■ Household industry 11 (5%) · ■ Other work 33 (14%) · ■ Marginal 7 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pasighat - Tekang 674 people - Boying 618 people - Sibut 467 people - Diking 447 people - Mongku 372 people - Berung 360 people - 3rd Mile 353 people - Runne 273 people All 26 villages in Pasighat ## Quick answers - How far is Tajum from Pasighat? 12 km by road - What is the population of Tajum? 415 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tajum in? East Siang district (Pasighat sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tajum? 58.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/pasighat/tajum/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.