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About Tabum Village

Tabum is a small village in Gangte tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 28 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males.

Tabum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tabum village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Gangte
Population 55
Male Population 28
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Tabum compares

By the 2011 count Tabum is the 49th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 80 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1251.

Getting to Tabum

Tabum is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tabum 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tabum from other places

Tabum lies about 25 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 68 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tabum
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangte 30 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 68 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 74 km

Villages closest to Tabum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangte tehsil.

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.

Common questions about Tabum

As per the Census of India 2011, Tabum village had a population of 55. That makes it the 49th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 80 residents.

Tabum village has 28 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tabum has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1251.

Tabum falls under Gangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tabum is Siajuli, about 68 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Tabum.

Tabum is about 25 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tabum is in Gangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Kurung Kumey is about 25 km away. Gangte is about 30 km away. Siajuli is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yangte (7.1 km), Yangte Ii (7.1 km) and Pokpu (7.8 km).

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

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