Village · Taraso, Papum Pare
# Upper Taraso

Upper Taraso is a village in Taraso sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 44 people in 11 households, the 23rd largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.
- 44 people (2011)
- 11 households
- 70.3% literacy
- 1,316 females per 1,000 males

## Upper Taraso PIN code and other codes

Upper Taraso falls in Taraso sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Balijan
- Census village code 262407

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Upper Taraso from nearby towns?
- Balijan (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 119 km by road
- Balijan (nearest town) 24 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Upper Taraso?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Taraso; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Balijan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yupia
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Upper Taraso known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and vegetables.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Upper Taraso

Of every 100 households in Upper Taraso in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upper Taraso · ■ Taraso rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 82%
- Toilet within the home 0% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 74%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 18% 46%
- Television 9% 31%
- Mobile phone 46% 58%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 18% 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).

## What is the population of Upper Taraso?

■ Upper Taraso · ■ Taraso rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.3% 73.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1316 1080
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 6000 1062
- Working population 54.5% 50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 63.2% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 19 (79%) · ■ Other work 4 (17%) · ■ Marginal 1 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Taraso
- Dariabil 56 people
- Kochubari 54 people
- Samukhjuli 49 people
- Ramghat 44 people
- Diderso 37 people
- Kampung Reng 33 people
- Lengso 33 people
- Dullang 30 people

All 28 villages in Taraso

## Quick answers
- How far is Upper Taraso from Yupia? 119 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Taraso? 44 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Taraso in? Papum Pare district (Taraso sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Taraso? 70.3% (Census 2011)

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