Village · Nyapin, Kurung Kumey
# Tapuk

Tapuk is a village in Nyapin sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 170 people in 33 households, the 11th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.
- 170 people (2011)
- 33 households
- 65.7% literacy
- 1,208 females per 1,000 males

## Tapuk PIN code and other codes

Tapuk falls in Nyapin sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Nyapin
- Census village code 265371

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

## How far is Tapuk from nearby towns?
- Nyapin (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Nyapin (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Tapuk?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Tapuk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nyapin
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tapuk known for?

The main crops are paddy, millet and maize.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tapuk

Of every 100 households in Tapuk in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tapuk · ■ Nyapin rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 65%
- Toilet within the home 100% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 61%
- Tap water 100% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 0% 26%
- Television 3% 12%
- Mobile phone 0% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 8%
- None of these assets 91% 63%
- Own their home 97% 96%

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

## What is the population of Tapuk?

■ Tapuk · ■ Nyapin rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.7% 61.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1208 1021
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1200 937
- Working population 22.9% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 58.7% for women. 36% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 32 (82%) · ■ Other work 4 (10%) · ■ Marginal 3 (8%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nyapin
- Lomte 283 people
- Paji 239 people
- Changkung 232 people
- Rangdo 203 people
- Bik 169 people
- Gangnee 158 people
- Mingpa 151 people
- Boksa 150 people

All 44 villages in Nyapin

## Quick answers
- How far is Tapuk from Koloriang? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Tapuk? 170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tapuk in? Kurung Kumey district (Nyapin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tapuk? 65.7% (Census 2011)

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