Sub-district · Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh
# Taraso

Taraso is a sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. At the 2011 Census it had 2,507 people, no towns and 28 villages (28 inhabited). The largest village is Lower Taraso (334 people).
- 2,507 people (2011)
- 28 villages
- 0 towns
- 73.7% literacy

## Population of Taraso compared with Papum Pare

■ Taraso · ■ Papum Pare district
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.7% 80.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1080 980
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1062 977
- Working population 50.2% 37.2%

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

## Homes and amenities in Taraso

Of every 100 households in Taraso in 2011, 82 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Taraso · ■ Papum Pare district
- Electricity for lighting 82% 91%
- Toilet within the home 25% 77%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 19%
- Tap water 6% 75%
- Drinking water within premises 54% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 69%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 29%
- Use banking services 46% 77%
- Television 31% 69%
- Mobile phone 58% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 7%
- Two-wheeler 30% 26%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 19%
- None of these assets 8% 10%
- Own their home 90% 45%

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

## Largest villages in Taraso
- Lower Taraso · 334 people
- Meteka · 225 people
- Ania Hapa · 210 people
- Bormai Nishi · 139 people
- Townbill · 127 people
- Bormai · 126 people
- Sango · 121 people
- Ramghat Forest Camp · 103 people
- Pempla · 97 people
- yerchum · 85 people
- Gai Poria · 83 people
- Sengri · 73 people
- Jullang · 70 people
- Papum · 69 people
- Shgungso · 64 people
- Gera · 63 people

All 28 villages in Taraso →

## Quick answers
- How many villages are in Taraso? 28 (28 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Taraso in? Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the population of Taraso? 2,507 (Census 2011)

At a glance
- District: Papum Pare
- State: Arunachal Pradesh
- Sub-district code: 01595
- Villages: 28
- Towns: 0

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