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About Gadum Village

Gadum is a small village in Namsing tehsil, in the district of East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 180 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.5 hectares hectares.

Gadum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadum village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District East Siang
Tehsil Namsing
Area (hectares) 170.5 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 180
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadum compares

By the 2011 count Gadum is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 170.5 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Gadum

Gadum is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gadum as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Borguli, Kiyit, Kongkul and Mer. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gadum

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadum village had a population of 349. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Gadum village has 180 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadum has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Gadum covers 170.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadum falls under Namsing tehsil of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gadum notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gadum.

Gadum is in Namsing tehsil of East Siang district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gadum today is likely to be higher.

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