Village · Lhou, Tawang # Tepsotmey Tepsotmey is a village in Lhou sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 73 people in 16 households, the 14th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 41.3%. - 73 people (2011) - 16 households - 41.3% literacy - 1,147 females per 1,000 males ## Tepsotmey PIN code and other codes Tepsotmey falls in Lhou sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261560 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tepsotmey from nearby towns? - Lhou (sub-district HQ) 0 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tepsotmey? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Tepsotmey; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Lhou - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tawang - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tepsotmey known for? The main crops are millet, maize and wheat. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and namlham. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tepsotmey Of every 100 households in Tepsotmey in 2011, 100 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Tepsotmey · ■ Lhou rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 96% - Toilet within the home 69% 92% - No toilet (open defecation) 31% 4% - Tap water 0% 64% - Drinking water within premises 0% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 31% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 68% - Use banking services 50% 32% - Television 69% 39% - Mobile phone 44% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 12% 5% - None of these assets 12% 44% - Own their home 94% 85% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tepsotmey? ■ Tepsotmey · ■ Lhou rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 41.3% 41.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1147 546 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 924 - Working population 49.3% 69.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 44.8% for men and 38.2% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 19 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (3%) · ■ Household industry 2 (6%) · ■ Other work 10 (28%) · ■ Marginal 4 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lhou - Yanla Gompa 124 people - Lhoukhar 123 people - Brakhar Gompa 104 people - Kregyang 74 people - Grakhang 66 people - Jobrang 47 people - Singsore Ani Gompa 46 people - Brukpaleng 45 people All 25 villages in Lhou ## Quick answers - How far is Tepsotmey from Tawang? 20 km by road - What is the population of Tepsotmey? 73 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tepsotmey in? Tawang district (Lhou sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tepsotmey? 41.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/lhou/tepsotmey/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.