Village · Kamporijo, Lower Subansiri # Tamen Tamen is a village in Kamporijo sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 167 people in 45 households, the 9th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 167 people (2011) - 45 households - 40.0% literacy - 988 females per 1,000 males ## Tamen PIN code and other codes Tamen falls in Kamporijo sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tamen-Raga - Census village code 265022 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tamen from nearby towns? - Raga (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Ziro (district HQ) 50 km by road - Ziro (nearest town) 50 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tamen? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Tamen; 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 - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Raga - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ziro - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daporijo - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ 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 and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tamen known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and vegetable. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tamen Of every 100 households in Tamen in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Tamen · ■ Kamporijo rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 52% - Toilet within the home 11% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 24% 69% - Tap water 100% 65% - Drinking water within premises 4% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 83% - Use banking services 40% 37% - Television 22% 19% - Mobile phone 9% 17% - Computer with internet 4% 3% - Two-wheeler 2% 12% - Car / jeep / van 13% 6% - None of these assets 53% 52% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tamen? ■ Tamen · ■ Kamporijo rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 40.0% 49.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 988 1017 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 692 986 - Working population 55.7% 39.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.5% for men and 33.8% for women. 50% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 72 (77%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 14 (15%) · ■ Marginal 6 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kamporijo - Pamluk 213 people - Radum 213 people - Yattap 195 people - Ngurik Rijo 168 people - Jully 166 people - Deed-Rakhe 149 people - Repari 148 people - Tumporijo 130 people All 96 villages in Kamporijo ## Quick answers - How far is Tamen from Ziro? 50 km by road - What is the population of Tamen? 167 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tamen in? Lower Subansiri district (Kamporijo sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tamen? 40.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/kamporijo/tamen/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.