Village · Doimukh, Papum Pare # Yurkum Yurkum is a village in Doimukh sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 183 people in 30 households, the 15th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 183 people (2011) - 30 households - 91.6% literacy - 1,080 females per 1,000 males ## Yurkum PIN code and other codes Yurkum falls in Doimukh sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Doimukh - Census village code 262493 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Yurkum from nearby towns? - Doimukh (sub-district HQ) 60 km by road - Yupia (district HQ) 5 km by road - Naharlagun (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Yurkum? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Yurkum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rono - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Yupia - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 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 Yurkum known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and yam. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Yurkum Of every 100 households in Yurkum in 2011, 100 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 53 a car. ■ Yurkum · ■ Doimukh rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 93% 83% - No toilet (open defecation) 7% 15% - Tap water 3% 66% - Drinking water within premises 90% 56% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 90% 67% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 10% 30% - Use banking services 93% 87% - Television 90% 77% - Mobile phone 100% 78% - Computer with internet 13% 4% - Two-wheeler 33% 33% - Car / jeep / van 53% 27% - None of these assets 0% 9% - Own their home 73% 43% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Yurkum? ■ Yurkum · ■ Doimukh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 91.6% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1080 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 1048 - Working population 37.7% 33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 84.0% for women. 41% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 3 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 58 (84%) · ■ Marginal 7 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Doimukh - Kulma 292 people - Mani 236 people - Shopo 232 people - Sengri 205 people - Amba 182 people - Numpu 174 people - Taying Tarang 172 people - Lekhi 161 people All 25 villages in Doimukh ## Quick answers - How far is Yurkum from Yupia? 5 km by road - What is the population of Yurkum? 183 (Census 2011) - Which district is Yurkum in? Papum Pare district (Doimukh sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Yurkum? 91.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/doimukh/yurkum/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.