Village · Taraso, Papum Pare # yerchum yerchum is a village in Taraso sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 85 people in 14 households, the 10th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%. - 85 people (2011) - 14 households - 72.9% literacy - 1,179 females per 1,000 males ## yerchum PIN code and other codes yerchum falls in Taraso sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Balijan - Census village code 262426 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is yerchum from nearby towns? - Balijan (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Yupia (district HQ) 95 km by road - Balijan (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in yerchum? 1 services counted by the Census are inside yerchum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Dariabil - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Balijan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yupia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is yerchum known for? The main crops are paddy, potato and mustard. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in yerchum Of every 100 households in yerchum in 2011, 86 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ yerchum · ■ Taraso rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 82% - Toilet within the home 21% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 79% 74% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 93% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 64% 46% - Television 36% 31% - Mobile phone 71% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 36% 30% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 7% 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 yerchum? ■ yerchum · ■ Taraso rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.9% 73.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1179 1080 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 1062 - Working population 38.8% 50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 56.8% for women. 33% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 30 (91%) · ■ Other work 3 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Taraso - Bormai 126 people - Sango 121 people - Ramghat Forest Camp 103 people - Pempla 97 people - Gai Poria 83 people - Sengri 73 people - Jullang 70 people - Papum 69 people All 28 villages in Taraso ## Quick answers - How far is yerchum from Yupia? 95 km by road - What is the population of yerchum? 85 (Census 2011) - Which district is yerchum in? Papum Pare district (Taraso sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of yerchum? 72.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/taraso/yerchum/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.