# Sogum Village, Kangku, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kangku, West Siang 

# Sogum

Sogum is a village in Kangku sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **61 people in 11 households**, the 15th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 61people (2011)
- 11households
- 43.9%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Sogum PIN code and other codes

Sogum falls in Kangku sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockLikabali
- Census village code263737

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

## How far is Sogum from nearby towns?

- Kangku (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)248 km by road
- Basar (nearest town)198 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 Sogum?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sogum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sogum-Ming
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Likabali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

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 Sogum known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include galle, galuk and woolen shawl. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sogum

Of every 100 households in Sogum in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sogum · ■ Kangku rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****17%**

**41%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Sogum?

■ Sogum · ■ Kangku rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.9%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**986

Working population ****57.4%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.4% for men and 46.4% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 34 (97%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%)

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 Kangku

- Siloni93 people
- Champak - chojo66 people
- Nijir - Koche61 people
- Pompek61 people
- New Mingmang Village60 people
- Laipulia59 people
- New Ngopi58 people
- Lower Borajan45 people

[All 26 villages in Kangku](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/kangku/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sogum from Aalo?248 km by road
- What is the population of Sogum?61 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sogum in?West Siang district (Kangku sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sogum?43.9% (Census 2011)