Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang
# Bomba

Bomba is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 85 people in 19 households, the 30th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.
- 85 people (2011)
- 19 households
- 37.0% literacy
- 1,125 females per 1,000 males

## Bomba PIN code and other codes

Bomba falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Tawang
- Census village code 261464

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

## How far is Bomba from nearby towns?
- Tawang (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bomba?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tawang
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 14 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bomba known for?

The main crops are millet, wheat and maize. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and monpa bag.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bomba

Of every 100 households in Bomba in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bomba · ■ Tawang Circle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 94%
- Toilet within the home 100% 86%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 14%
- Tap water 100% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 37% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 55%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 42%
- Use banking services 100% 85%
- Television 42% 62%
- Mobile phone 16% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 10%
- None of these assets 53% 24%
- Own their home 100% 82%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bomba?

■ Bomba · ■ Tawang Circle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 37.0% 59.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1125 924
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 333 1004
- Working population 57.6% 48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.5% for men and 38.1% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (4%) · ■ Other work 7 (14%) · ■ Marginal 20 (41%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle
- Khinmey Gonpa 103 people
- Khinmey 99 people
- Yusum 96 people
- Famla 88 people
- Dharmakang 83 people
- Tepsha 80 people
- Changteng 68 people
- Shyajing 67 people

All 77 villages in Tawang Circle

## Quick answers
- How far is Bomba from Tawang? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Bomba? 85 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bomba in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bomba? 37.0% (Census 2011)

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