# Tom Village, Pistana, Lower Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri 

# Tom

Tom is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 26 households**, the 13th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 159people (2011)
- 26households
- 67.4%literacy
- 1,120females per 1,000 males

## Tom PIN code and other codes

Tom falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-Ii
- Census village code264971

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

## How far is Tom from nearby towns?

- Yachuli (sub-district HQ)59 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)66 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)66 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 Tom?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Tom; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Talo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 7 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 Tom known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ginger**. About 35% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tom

Of every 100 households in Tom in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Tom · ■ Pistana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****54%**

**62%

Television ****4%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**12%

None of these assets ****65%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Tom?

■ Tom · ■ Pistana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1308**

**926

Working population ****35.2%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 56.7% for women. 32% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (9%) · **■** Marginal 51 (91%)

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 Pistana

- Ekhataya180 people
- Neri171 people
- Dem - I165 people
- Tod165 people
- New Paniya157 people
- Kugitago153 people
- Paniya150 people
- Namko Deed145 people

[All 57 villages in Pistana](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/pistana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tom from Ziro?66 km by road
- What is the population of Tom?159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tom in?Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tom?67.4% (Census 2011)