# Tepsha Village, Tawang Circle, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang 

# Tepsha

Tepsha is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **80 people in 11 households**, the 32nd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 80people (2011)
- 11households
- 75.4%literacy
- 778females per 1,000 males

## Tepsha PIN code and other codes

Tepsha falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockTawang
- Census village code261510

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tepsha from nearby towns?

- Tawang (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Tepsha?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Tepsha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Khartoth
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tawang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tepsha known for?

The main crops are **millet, maize and potato**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tepsha

Of every 100 households in Tepsha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Tepsha · ■ 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 ****100%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**42%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****100%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**24%

Own their home ****73%**

**82%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Tepsha?

■ Tepsha · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****778**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**1004

Working population ****51.2%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 75.9% for women. 67% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (20%) · **■** Other work 27 (66%) · **■** Marginal 4 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle

- Yusum96 people
- Famla88 people
- Bomba85 people
- Dharmakang83 people
- Changteng68 people
- Shyajing67 people
- Unghar66 people
- Sohung58 people

[All 77 villages in Tawang Circle](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tepsha from Tawang?15 km by road
- What is the population of Tepsha?80 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tepsha in?Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tepsha?75.4% (Census 2011)