# Mechar Village, Sawa, East Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sawa, East Kameng 

# Mechar

Mechar is a village in Sawa sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **52 people in 13 households**, the 23rd largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 15.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.3%.

- 52people (2011)
- 13households
- 15.9%literacy
- 1,889females per 1,000 males

## Mechar PIN code and other codes

Mechar falls in Sawa sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockChayangtajo
- Census village code262259

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

## How far is Mechar from nearby towns?

- Chayang Tajo (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ)64 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town)64 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 Mechar?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Mechar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Lamrah
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chayang Tajo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○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) 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 Mechar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mechar

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

■ Mechar · ■ Sawa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**67%

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

**2%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**1%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**4%

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

**68%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Mechar?

■ Mechar · ■ Sawa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****15.9%**

**46.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1889**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**1038

Working population ****65.4%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 13.3% for men and 17.2% for women. 56% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (6%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 15 (44%)

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 Sawa

- Dara Yangfo66 people
- Dao64 people
- Sario56 people
- Raro Sullung55 people
- Parte47 people
- Mangfi Mangam42 people
- Weigung Sullung40 people
- Warriam Sullung39 people

[All 32 villages in Sawa](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-kameng/sawa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mechar from Seppa?64 km by road
- What is the population of Mechar?52 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mechar in?East Kameng district (Sawa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mechar?15.9% (Census 2011)