# Padu Tangkum Village, Katan, Upper Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Katan, Upper Siang 

# Padu Tangkum

Padu Tangkum is a village in Katan sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 100 households**, the 3rd largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 448people (2011)
- 100households
- 36.6%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Padu Tangkum PIN code and other codes

Padu Tangkum falls in Katan sub-district, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockGeku
- Census village code264036

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

## How far is Padu Tangkum from nearby towns?

- Katan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ)100 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town)62 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 Padu Tangkum?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Padu Tangkum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Geku
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pasighat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Padu Tangkum known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Padu Tangkum

Of every 100 households in Padu Tangkum in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Padu Tangkum · ■ Katan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****97%**

**100%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****45%**

**64%

Television ****15%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**7%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Padu Tangkum?

■ Padu Tangkum · ■ Katan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.6%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**993

Working population ****59.6%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.0% for men and 28.2% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 254 (95%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Katan

- Sibum689 people
- Katan H.Q.573 people
- Jeru366 people
- Pongging339 people
- Silli264 people
- Padu Abong155 people

[All 8 villages in Katan](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-siang/katan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Padu Tangkum from Yingkiong?100 km by road
- What is the population of Padu Tangkum?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padu Tangkum in?Upper Siang district (Katan sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Padu Tangkum?36.6% (Census 2011)