Village · Sangdupota, Papum Pare # New Bam New Bam is a village in Sangdupota sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 49 people in 7 households, the 33rd largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%. - 49 people (2011) - 7 households - 70.2% literacy - 1,130 females per 1,000 males ## New Bam PIN code and other codes New Bam falls in Sangdupota sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Balijan - Census village code 262391 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is New Bam from nearby towns? - Sangdupota (sub-district HQ) 5 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 New Bam? 0 services counted by the Census are inside New Bam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Basar Nalo - ○ 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 - 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 New 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 New Bam Of every 100 households in New Bam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 71 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ New Bam · ■ Sangdupota rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 92% - Toilet within the home 29% 30% - No toilet (open defecation) 71% 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 71% 78% - Television 29% 42% - Mobile phone 43% 62% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 71% 34% - Car / jeep / van 14% 11% - None of these assets 14% 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 New Bam? ■ New Bam · ■ Sangdupota rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.2% 67.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1130 1045 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 985 - Working population 42.9% 35.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 64.0% for women. 39% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (48%) · ■ Other work 2 (10%) · ■ Marginal 9 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sangdupota - Lower Rupung 65 people - Potha 60 people - Rupung 58 people - Ompuli 54 people - Yadang 49 people - Poma RWD Staff Colony 48 people - Nyoing 42 people - Yadang - II 42 people All 48 villages in Sangdupota ## Quick answers - How far is New Bam from Yupia? 51 km by road - What is the population of New Bam? 49 (Census 2011) - Which district is New Bam in? Papum Pare district (Sangdupota sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of New Bam? 70.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/sangdupota/new-bam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.