# Tapaha Village, Palin, Kurung Kumey (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palin, Kurung Kumey 

# Tapaha

Tapaha is a village in Palin sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **72 people in 13 households**, the 49th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 72people (2011)
- 13households
- 63.5%literacy
- 1,483females per 1,000 males

## Tapaha PIN code and other codes

Tapaha falls in Palin sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalin
- Census village code265234

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

## How far is Tapaha from nearby towns?

- Palin (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ)78 km by road
- Palin (nearest town)22 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 Tapaha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Tapaha; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Choba
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter

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 Tapaha 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 Tapaha

Of every 100 households in Tapaha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 23 a car.

■ Tapaha · ■ Palin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**42%

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

**31%

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

**65%

Tap water ****3%**

**45%

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

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**84%

Use banking services ****70%**

**57%

Television ****37%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****23%**

**10%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Tapaha?

■ Tapaha · ■ Palin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1483**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**932

Working population ****55.6%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 67.7% for women. 48% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (25%) · **■** Other work 7 (18%) · **■** Marginal 23 (58%)

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 Palin

- Choba75 people
- Kusuk73 people
- Yerlo73 people
- Lengba72 people
- Gello Tabiang69 people
- Tamak69 people
- Rayok67 people
- Papey66 people

[All 71 villages in Palin](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/kurung-kumey/palin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tapaha from Koloriang?78 km by road
- What is the population of Tapaha?72 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tapaha in?Kurung Kumey district (Palin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tapaha?63.5% (Census 2011)