Village · Aalo, West Siang
# Yigi Kaum

Yigi Kaum is a village in Aalo sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 512 people in 88 households, the 9th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.
- 512 people (2011)
- 88 households
- 53.0% literacy
- 829 females per 1,000 males

## Yigi Kaum PIN code and other codes

Yigi Kaum falls in Aalo sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Aalo East
- Census village code 263596

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

## How far is Yigi Kaum from nearby towns?
- Aalo (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ) 23 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town) 23 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Yigi Kaum?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Yigi Kaum; 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
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Aalo
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kamki
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daporijo
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Yigi Kaum known for?

The main crops are paddy, ginger and potato. Products made here include bolup, lungi and upo.

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

## Homes and amenities in Yigi Kaum

Of every 100 households in Yigi Kaum in 2011, 0 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Yigi Kaum · ■ Aalo rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 83%
- Toilet within the home 81% 88%
- No toilet (open defecation) 19% 10%
- Tap water 100% 97%
- Drinking water within premises 86% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 85%
- Use banking services 62% 69%
- Television 4% 51%
- Mobile phone 49% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 51% 34%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 10%
- None of these assets 17% 23%
- Own their home 99% 84%

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

## What is the population of Yigi Kaum?

■ Yigi Kaum · ■ Aalo rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 53.0% 62.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 829 1000
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 738 951
- Working population 52.3% 46.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 46.0% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 224 (84%) · ■ Other work 28 (10%) · ■ Marginal 16 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Aalo
- Tadin 706 people
- Yeggo 664 people
- Jirdin 614 people
- Kabu 580 people
- Bene 490 people
- Paya 441 people
- Vivek Nagar 383 people
- Eyi 380 people

All 46 villages in Aalo

## Quick answers
- How far is Yigi Kaum from Aalo? 23 km by road
- What is the population of Yigi Kaum? 512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yigi Kaum in? West Siang district (Aalo sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Yigi Kaum? 53.0% (Census 2011)

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