# Papum Village, Taraso, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Taraso, Papum Pare 

# Papum

Papum is a village in Taraso sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **69 people in 11 households**, the 14th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 69people (2011)
- 11households
- 74.6%literacy
- 1,556females per 1,000 males

## Papum PIN code and other codes

Papum falls in Taraso sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockBalijan
- Census village code262428

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

## How far is Papum from nearby towns?

- Balijan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)100 km by road
- Balijan (nearest town)20 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 Papum?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pumte
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balijan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Papum 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 Papum

Of every 100 households in Papum in 2011, 100 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Papum · ■ Taraso rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**97%

Use banking services ****33%**

**46%

Television ****75%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****67%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Papum?

■ Papum · ■ Taraso rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1556**

**1080

Working population ****36.2%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 66.7% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (20%) · **■** Other work 5 (20%) · **■** Marginal 15 (60%)

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

- yerchum85 people
- Gai Poria83 people
- Sengri73 people
- Jullang70 people
- Shgungso64 people
- Gera63 people
- Pota61 people
- Radaso57 people

[All 28 villages in Taraso](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/taraso/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Papum from Yupia?100 km by road
- What is the population of Papum?69 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Papum in?Papum Pare district (Taraso sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Papum?74.6% (Census 2011)