Village · Kamporijo, Lower Subansiri
# Yorkum

Yorkum is a village in Kamporijo sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 103 people in 9 households, the 18th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.
- 103 people (2011)
- 9 households
- 69.9% literacy
- 1,341 females per 1,000 males

## Yorkum PIN code and other codes

Yorkum falls in Kamporijo sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Tamen-Raga
- Census village code 265062

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

## How far is Yorkum from nearby towns?
- Raga (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ) 71 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town) 71 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Yorkum?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● 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
- ○ Public bus service 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
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Yorkum known for?

The main crops are maize, paddy and millet. Products made here include basket.

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

## Homes and amenities in Yorkum

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

■ Yorkum · ■ Kamporijo rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 52%
- Toilet within the home 100% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 69%
- Tap water 100% 65%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 16%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 83%
- Use banking services 0% 37%
- Television 0% 19%
- Mobile phone 0% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 3%
- Two-wheeler 0% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 6%
- None of these assets 33% 52%
- Own their home 100% 96%

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

## What is the population of Yorkum?

■ Yorkum · ■ Kamporijo rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.9% 49.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1341 1017
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1857 986
- Working population 40.8% 39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 60.9% for women. 41% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 42 (100%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kamporijo
- Rintam 126 people
- Bam 118 people
- Begra 109 people
- Pompulend 107 people
- Takme Koto 98 people
- Aye 93 people
- Hoji 87 people
- Luba 86 people

All 96 villages in Kamporijo

## Quick answers
- How far is Yorkum from Ziro? 71 km by road
- What is the population of Yorkum? 103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yorkum in? Lower Subansiri district (Kamporijo sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Yorkum? 69.9% (Census 2011)

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