# Old Takom Village, Tirbin, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Tirbin, West Siang 

# Old Takom

Old Takom is a village in Tirbin sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **160 people in 19 households**, the 15th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 160people (2011)
- 19households
- 63.7%literacy
- 1,133females per 1,000 males

## Old Takom PIN code and other codes

Old Takom falls in Tirbin sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockTirbin
- Census village code263619

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

## How far is Old Takom from nearby towns?

- Tirbin (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)75 km by road
- Basar (nearest town)45 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 Old Takom?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jirgi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirbin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Old Takom known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include lungi, lungi and hobuk. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Old Takom

Of every 100 households in Old Takom in 2011, 0 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Old Takom · ■ Tirbin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

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

**23%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****95%**

**55%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Old Takom?

■ Old Takom · ■ Tirbin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1133**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**971

Working population ****40.0%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 58.2% for women. 39% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 47 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (6%) · **■** Other work 13 (20%)

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 Tirbin

- Essi Yegri181 people
- Kagi166 people
- Essi Rite165 people
- Dedu Doke162 people
- Kardo154 people
- Lutak142 people
- Moba Doke135 people
- Degom130 people

[All 30 villages in Tirbin](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/tirbin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Old Takom from Aalo?75 km by road
- What is the population of Old Takom?160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Old Takom in?West Siang district (Tirbin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Old Takom?63.7% (Census 2011)