# Lower Taraso Village, Taraso, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/taraso/lower-taraso/ Village · Taraso, Papum Pare # Lower Taraso Lower Taraso is a village in Taraso sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **334 people in 54 households**, the 1st largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%. - 334people (2011) - 54households - 69.7%literacy - 953females per 1,000 males ## Lower Taraso PIN code and other codes Lower Taraso falls in Taraso sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development blockBalijan - Census village code262411 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lower Taraso from nearby towns? - Balijan (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Yupia (district HQ)135 km by road - Balijan (nearest town)25 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 Lower Taraso? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Lower Taraso; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balijan - ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 21 h winter 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 Lower Taraso known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and vegetables**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Lower Taraso Of every 100 households in Lower Taraso in 2011, 100 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Lower Taraso · ■ Taraso rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **82% Toilet within the home ****12%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****0%** **46% Television ****9%** **31% Mobile phone ****18%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****16%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **90% 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 Lower Taraso? ■ Lower Taraso · ■ Taraso rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **73.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **1080 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **1062 Working population ****43.4%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 65.4% for women. 43% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 102 (70%) · **■** Other work 15 (10%) · **■** Marginal 28 (19%) 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 Taraso - Meteka225 people - Ania Hapa210 people - Bormai Nishi139 people - Townbill127 people [All 28 villages in Taraso](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/taraso/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lower Taraso from Yupia?135 km by road - What is the population of Lower Taraso?334 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lower Taraso in?Papum Pare district (Taraso sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lower Taraso?69.7% (Census 2011)