Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang # Yusum Yusum is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 96 people in 27 households, the 28th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 7.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 96 people (2011) - 27 households - 7.3% literacy - 1,182 females per 1,000 males ## Yusum PIN code and other codes Yusum falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261486 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Yusum 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 Yusum? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Yusum; 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 - ● Anganwadi centre 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 - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 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 Yusum known for? The main crops are millet, maize and potato. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Yusum Of every 100 households in Yusum in 2011, 88 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Yusum · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 94% - Toilet within the home 52% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 48% 14% - Tap water 48% 78% - Drinking water within premises 0% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 36% 55% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 64% 42% - Use banking services 100% 85% - Television 44% 62% - Mobile phone 36% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 4% 10% - None of these assets 48% 24% - Own their home 96% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Yusum? ■ Yusum · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 7.3% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1182 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 556 1004 - Working population 67.7% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 14.3% for men and 2.1% for women. 70% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 45 (69%) · ■ Household industry 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 8 (12%) · ■ Marginal 11 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle - Lebrang 107 people - Khartoth 103 people - Khinmey Gonpa 103 people - Khinmey 99 people - Famla 88 people - Bomba 85 people - Dharmakang 83 people - Tepsha 80 people All 77 villages in Tawang Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Yusum from Tawang? 19 km by road - What is the population of Yusum? 96 (Census 2011) - Which district is Yusum in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Yusum? 7.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/yusum/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.