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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 263644
- Pincode
- 791101
- Post office
- Basar (West Siang)
- Population
- 762
- Households
- 153
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Sex ratio
- 832 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 347
Census 2011 · in context
How Old Bam compares
By population, Old Bam ranks #3 of 26 villages in Basar Adc mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.4%
−3.2% vs mandal average
- Old Bam
- 56.4%
- Basar Adc mandal
- 59.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
832
−180 vs mandal average
- Old Bam
- 832
- Basar Adc mandal
- 1,012
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Old Bam
- 5.0
- Basar Adc mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Old Bam at a glance
Old Bam is a village of 762 people in 153 households (Census 2011) in Basar Adc block, Leparada district, Arunachal Pradesh, the 3rd-largest of 26 villages in Basar Adc block. Literacy is 56%, 3 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 832 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 791101, served by Basar (West Siang) post office; the LGD village code is 263644. The population is estimated at 898 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Old Bam
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BASAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 43
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 0
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Old Bam
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Key facts — Old Bam
- LGD code
- 263644
- Pincode
- 791101
- Post office
- Basar (West Siang)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 762
- Population (projected 2026)
- 898
- Households
- 153
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 832
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Block / Mandal
- Basar Adc
- Nearest PHC
- Bavasir Clinic (24.7 km)
- Nearest post office
- Valmiki Nagar (24.3 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (24.2 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 791101
Other villages in Basar Adc mandal
View all 25 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)