Village · Zemithang, Tawang # Gorsam Gorsam is a village in Zemithang sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 103 people in 27 households, the 11th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 23.4%. - 103 people (2011) - 27 households - 30.4% literacy - 1,395 females per 1,000 males ## Gorsam PIN code and other codes Gorsam falls in Zemithang sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Zemithang-Dudunghar - Census village code 261382 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gorsam from nearby towns? - New Zemithang (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 96 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gorsam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gorsam; 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 - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Lumla - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 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 under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gorsam known for? The main crops are millet, wheat and chilly. Products made here include shinka, shirjo and doju. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gorsam Of every 100 households in Gorsam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Gorsam · ■ Zemithang rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 91% - Toilet within the home 26% 37% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 63% - Tap water 51% 82% - Drinking water within premises 54% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 37% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 51% 84% - Use banking services 94% 86% - Television 74% 28% - Mobile phone 3% 4% - Computer with internet 3% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 1% - Car / jeep / van 17% 5% - None of these assets 23% 50% - Own their home 66% 83% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gorsam? ■ Gorsam · ■ Zemithang rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 30.4% 23.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1395 1033 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 978 - Working population 48.5% 52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 41.9% for men and 22.9% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (4%) · ■ Other work 39 (78%) · ■ Marginal 9 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Zemithang - Kharman 200 people - Muchut 177 people - Kelengteng 131 people - B.T.K 125 people - Thikshi 79 people - Sirdi 73 people - Dung 54 people - Brokenthang 42 people All 18 villages in Zemithang ## Quick answers - How far is Gorsam from Tawang? 96 km by road - What is the population of Gorsam? 103 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorsam in? Tawang district (Zemithang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gorsam? 30.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/zemithang/gorsam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.