Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang # Surbi Surbi is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 209 people in 44 households, the 13th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 209 people (2011) - 44 households - 46.5% literacy - 1,200 females per 1,000 males ## Surbi PIN code and other codes Surbi falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261469 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Surbi from nearby towns? - Tawang (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Surbi? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Surbi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 Surbi known for? The main crops are paddy, millet and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Surbi Of every 100 households in Surbi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Surbi · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 94% - Toilet within the home 81% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 19% 14% - Tap water 100% 78% - Drinking water within premises 5% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 55% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 42% - Use banking services 95% 85% - Television 33% 62% - Mobile phone 50% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 7% 10% - None of these assets 36% 24% - Own their home 93% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Surbi? ■ Surbi · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 46.5% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1200 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 947 1004 - Working population 45.9% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.9% for men and 37.5% for women. 47% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 73 (76%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 9 (9%) · ■ Marginal 13 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle - Maidung 317 people - Mandrelling 279 people - Pamaghar 248 people - Gyangkhar 239 people - Changprong 201 people - Sakpret 184 people - Teli 173 people - Jamyang Choikorling Gonpa 166 people All 77 villages in Tawang Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Surbi from Tawang? 30 km by road - What is the population of Surbi? 209 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surbi in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Surbi? 46.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/surbi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.