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

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Village · Taraso, Papum Pare 

# Townbill

Townbill is a village in Taraso sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **127 people in 24 households**, the 5th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 127people (2011)
- 24households
- 73.1%literacy
- 1,352females per 1,000 males

## Townbill PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBalijan
- Census village code262431

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

## How far is Townbill from nearby towns?

- Balijan (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)86 km by road
- Balijan (nearest town)9 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 Townbill?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Townbill; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balijan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 14 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 Townbill known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Townbill

Of every 100 households in Townbill in 2011, 100 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Townbill · ■ Taraso rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****68%**

**46%

Television ****52%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**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 Townbill?

■ Townbill · ■ Taraso rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1352**

**1080

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**1062

Working population ****46.5%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 62.9% for women. 46% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 53 (90%) · **■** Other work 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3 (5%)

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

- Lower Taraso334 people
- Meteka225 people
- Ania Hapa210 people
- Bormai Nishi139 people
- Bormai126 people
- Sango121 people
- Ramghat Forest Camp103 people
- Pempla97 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Townbill from Yupia?86 km by road
- What is the population of Townbill?127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Townbill in?Papum Pare district (Taraso sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Townbill?73.1% (Census 2011)