# Tapo Village, Mengio, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Mengio, Papum Pare 

# Tapo

Tapo is a village in Mengio sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 37 households**, the 7th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 201people (2011)
- 37households
- 76.4%literacy
- 1,161females per 1,000 males

## Tapo PIN code and other codes

Tapo falls in Mengio sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMengio
- Census village code262718

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

## How far is Tapo from nearby towns?

- Sakiang (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)184 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 Tapo?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Tapo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ziro
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ziro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○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 watercanal / river

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 Tapo known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Tapo

Of every 100 households in Tapo in 2011, 6 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Tapo · ■ Mengio rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**75%

Tap water ****9%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****60%**

**33%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**4%

None of these assets ****20%**

**44%

Own their home ****51%**

**98%

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 Tapo?

■ Tapo · ■ Mengio rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161**

**1091

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**1089

Working population ****75.6%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 73.9% for women. 73% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 93 (61%)

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 Mengio

- Pilla265 people
- Kullung258 people
- Paga234 people
- Langrum207 people
- Kusuk198 people
- Bong184 people
- Nakar178 people
- Tacha177 people

[All 43 villages in Mengio](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/mengio/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tapo from Yupia?184 km by road
- What is the population of Tapo?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tapo in?Papum Pare district (Mengio sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tapo?76.4% (Census 2011)