Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang # Shabur Shabur is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 132 people in 29 households, the 19th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 132 people (2011) - 29 households - 24.8% literacy - 941 females per 1,000 males ## Shabur PIN code and other codes Shabur falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261485 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shabur from nearby towns? - Tawang (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shabur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Shabur; 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 - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● 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 Shabur known for? The main crops are millet, maize and potato. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shabur Of every 100 households in Shabur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Shabur · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 94% - Toilet within the home 19% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 14% - Tap water 81% 78% - Drinking water within premises 19% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 57% 55% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 33% 42% - Use banking services 95% 85% - Television 62% 62% - Mobile phone 62% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 2% - Car / jeep / van 14% 10% - None of these assets 24% 24% - Own their home 86% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shabur? ■ Shabur · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 24.8% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 941 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 375 1004 - Working population 49.2% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 38.3% for men and 11.5% for women. 66% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 20 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (3%) · ■ Other work 37 (57%) · ■ Marginal 6 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle - Sakpret 184 people - Teli 173 people - Jamyang Choikorling Gonpa 166 people - Saikhar 139 people - Kegorbteng 125 people - Paikhar 120 people - Damgyen 115 people - Bumteng 114 people All 77 villages in Tawang Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Shabur from Tawang? 19 km by road - What is the population of Shabur? 132 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shabur in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shabur? 24.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/shabur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.