Village · Siyum, Upper Subansiri
# Tayum

Tayum is a village in Siyum sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 70 people in 13 households, the 43rd largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.0%.
- 70 people (2011)
- 13 households
- 25.0% literacy
- 892 females per 1,000 males

## Tayum PIN code and other codes

Tayum falls in Siyum sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Siyum
- Census village code 262854

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Tayum from nearby towns?
- Siyum (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Daporijo (district HQ) 84 km by road
- Daporijo (nearest town) 84 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Tayum?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Tayum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Siyum
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Daporijo
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Along
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○ 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
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tayum known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Tayum

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

■ Tayum · ■ Siyum rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 0%
- Toilet within the home 38% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 75%
- Tap water 46% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 19%
- Television 0% 3%
- Mobile phone 0% 5%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 46% 74%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Tayum?

■ Tayum · ■ Siyum rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 25.0% 45.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 892 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 1016
- Working population 35.7% 44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 23.5% for men and 26.7% for women. 38% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (32%) · ■ Other work 5 (20%) · ■ Marginal 12 (48%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Siyum
- Bogia Siyum 79 people
- Singlokring 78 people
- Pirong 74 people
- Nyogin 71 people
- Ering 63 people
- Cheprai 60 people
- Taring 60 people
- Regulington 52 people

All 49 villages in Siyum

## Quick answers
- How far is Tayum from Daporijo? 84 km by road
- What is the population of Tayum? 70 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tayum in? Upper Subansiri district (Siyum sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tayum? 25.0% (Census 2011)

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