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

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Village · Sawa, East Kameng 

# Mechi

Mechi is a village in Sawa sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **32 people in 10 households**, the 29th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 7.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.3%.

- 32people (2011)
- 10households
- 7.7%literacy
- 31,000females per 1,000 males

## Mechi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChayangtajo
- Census village code262260

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

## How far is Mechi from nearby towns?

- Chayang Tajo (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ)61 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town)61 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 Mechi?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Mechi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the 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) shop10+ 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 Mechi known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mechi

Of every 100 households in Mechi 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.

■ Mechi · ■ 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 Mechi?

■ Mechi · ■ Sawa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****7.7%**

**46.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****31000**

**1007

Working population ****68.8%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 0.0% for men and 8.0% for women. 100% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 3 (14%) · **■** Marginal 19 (86%)

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

- Mangfi Mangam42 people
- Weigung Sullung40 people
- Warriam Sullung39 people
- Sawa H.Q.34 people
- Diya Sullung18 people
- Kowa Sullung13 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mechi from Seppa?61 km by road
- What is the population of Mechi?32 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mechi in?East Kameng district (Sawa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mechi?7.7% (Census 2011)