Village · Raga, Lower Subansiri
# Dukum

Dukum is a village in Raga sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 255 people in 46 households, the 5th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.
- 255 people (2011)
- 46 households
- 66.1% literacy
- 917 females per 1,000 males

## Dukum PIN code and other codes

Dukum falls in Raga sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Tamen-Raga
- Census village code 265164

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

## How far is Dukum from nearby towns?
- Raga (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ) 77 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town) 77 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dukum?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dukum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) 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 under 5 km · Raga
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ziro
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dukum 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 Dukum

Of every 100 households in Dukum in 2011, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Dukum · ■ Raga rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 65%
- Toilet within the home 2% 55%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 45%
- Tap water 100% 82%
- Drinking water within premises 98% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 16%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 84%
- Use banking services 70% 50%
- Television 34% 35%
- Mobile phone 47% 52%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 2% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 19% 8%
- None of these assets 38% 35%
- Own their home 100% 86%

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

## What is the population of Dukum?

■ Dukum · ■ Raga rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.1% 62.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 917 1031
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1176 1058
- Working population 32.2% 32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 63.7% for women. 35% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 61 (74%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 5 (6%) · ■ Marginal 14 (17%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Raga
- Raga 1,281 people
- Yada 458 people
- Sordik 317 people
- Jal 303 people
- Pelmilli 226 people
- Laa 219 people
- Kemliko 216 people
- Luduk Godak 174 people

All 45 villages in Raga

## Quick answers
- How far is Dukum from Ziro? 77 km by road
- What is the population of Dukum? 255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dukum in? Lower Subansiri district (Raga sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dukum? 66.1% (Census 2011)

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