# Batum Village, Chetam, Upper Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chetam, Upper Subansiri 

# Batum

Batum is a village in Chetam sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **143 people in 24 households**, the 17th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 143people (2011)
- 24households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Batum PIN code and other codes

Batum falls in Chetam sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockGiba
- Census village code263041

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

## How far is Batum from nearby towns?

- Chetam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ)17 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town)17 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 Batum?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sippi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daporijo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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

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 Batum 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 Batum

Of every 100 households in Batum in 2011, 96 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Batum · ■ Chetam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**12%

Television ****8%**

**1%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**6%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**63%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Batum?

■ Batum · ■ Chetam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**1028

Working population ****37.1%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 65.6% for women. 40% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 13 (25%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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 Chetam

- Goha155 people
- Namchi151 people
- Ruji149 people
- Rikung148 people
- Raji139 people
- Siga136 people
- Hengnedoku135 people
- Raha village125 people

[All 58 villages in Chetam](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/chetam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Batum from Daporijo?17 km by road
- What is the population of Batum?143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Batum in?Upper Subansiri district (Chetam sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Batum?69.1% (Census 2011)