# Payum, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh 

# Payum

Payum is a sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. At the 2011 Census it had **2,354 people**, no towns and 15 villages (15 inhabited). The largest village is Gasheng (382 people).

- 2,354people (2011)
- 15villages
- 0towns
- 56.3%literacy

## Population of Payum compared with West Siang

■ Payum · ■ West Siang district

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**941

Working population ****43.3%**

**43.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Payum

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

■ Payum · ■ West Siang district

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**69%

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

**77%

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

**20%

Tap water ****78%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**47%

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

**30%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****30%**

**60%

Television ****0%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**20%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****92%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**73%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Payum

- Gasheng · 382 people
- Payum · 259 people
- Gate · 256 people
- Gaming · 237 people
- Yio · 167 people
- Mega · 151 people
- Dupu · 149 people
- Molo · 131 people
- Payum H.Q. · 122 people
- Bogu · 111 people
- Reying · 95 people
- Cheying · 82 people
- Pame · 78 people
- Row · 72 people
- Meying · 62 people

[All 15 villages in Payum →](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/payum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Payum?15 (15 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Payum in?West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the population of Payum?2,354 (Census 2011)