# Molom Village, Rumgong, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rumgong, West Siang 

# Molom

Molom is a village in Rumgong sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 58 households**, the 5th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 342people (2011)
- 58households
- 68.2%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Molom PIN code and other codes

Molom falls in Rumgong sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockRumgong
- Census village code263505

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

## How far is Molom from nearby towns?

- Rumgong (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)49 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)49 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 Molom?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rumgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baririjo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 h winter

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 Molom known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include carpet making, weaving and mate. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Molom

Of every 100 households in Molom in 2011, 100 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.

■ Molom · ■ Rumgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**78%

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

**34%

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

**66%

Tap water ****64%**

**74%

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

**8%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****0%**

**33%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****100%**

**71%

Own their home ****100%**

**86%

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 Molom?

■ Molom · ■ Rumgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**934

Working population ****36.3%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 60.3% for women. 36% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 111 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Rumgong

- Jomo722 people
- Rumgong507 people
- Rumgong H.Q.445 people
- Mopung374 people
- Bingung273 people
- Yasing257 people
- Yogong224 people

[All 8 villages in Rumgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/rumgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Molom from Aalo?49 km by road
- What is the population of Molom?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Molom in?West Siang district (Rumgong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Molom?68.2% (Census 2011)