Village · Sangdupota, Papum Pare # Bam Bam is a village in Sangdupota sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 80 people in 10 households, the 21st largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%. - 80 people (2011) - 10 households - 74.4% literacy - 1,222 females per 1,000 males ## Bam PIN code and other codes Bam falls in Sangdupota sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Balijan - Census village code 262390 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bam from nearby towns? - Sangdupota (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Yupia (district HQ) 51 km by road - Itanagar (nearest town) 33 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bam? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Bam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yupia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 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 Bam known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bam Of every 100 households in Bam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bam · ■ Sangdupota rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 92% - Toilet within the home 30% 30% - No toilet (open defecation) 70% 67% - Tap water 100% 95% - Drinking water within premises 100% 77% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 70% 78% - Television 40% 42% - Mobile phone 30% 62% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 50% 34% - Car / jeep / van 0% 11% - None of these assets 50% 18% - Own their home 100% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bam? ■ Bam · ■ Sangdupota rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.4% 67.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1222 1045 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 985 - Working population 48.8% 35.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 72.1% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 24 (62%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (3%) · ■ Other work 3 (8%) · ■ Marginal 11 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sangdupota - Jollang 84 people - Indrajuli 83 people - Leng Dung 82 people - Sangdupota 82 people - Rusi 80 people - Inderjuli - II 79 people - Lao 78 people - Gunggung 71 people All 48 villages in Sangdupota ## Quick answers - How far is Bam from Yupia? 51 km by road - What is the population of Bam? 80 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bam in? Papum Pare district (Sangdupota sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bam? 74.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/sangdupota/bam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.