Village · Bilat, East Siang
# Mikung

Mikung is a village in Bilat sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 629 people in 116 households, the 3rd largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.
- 629 people (2011)
- 116 households
- 80.0% literacy
- 984 females per 1,000 males

## Mikung PIN code and other codes

Mikung falls in Bilat sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Ruksin
- Census village code 263858

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mikung from nearby towns?
- Bilat (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ) 46 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town) 46 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mikung?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mikung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bilat
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mikung known for?

The main crops are paddy.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mikung

Of every 100 households in Mikung in 2011, 97 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Mikung · ■ Bilat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 81%
- Toilet within the home 35% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 47%
- Tap water 100% 83%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 96% 58%
- Television 45% 40%
- Mobile phone 87% 61%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 32% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 7%
- None of these assets 7% 21%
- Own their home 100% 86%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mikung?

■ Mikung · ■ Bilat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 77.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 984 968
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 931
- Working population 48.5% 42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 75.9% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 241 (79%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 30 (10%) · ■ Marginal 25 (8%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bilat
- Mirem 1,450 people
- Bamin 1,057 people
- Ledum 560 people
- Bilat H.Q. 359 people
- Remi 325 people
- Miglung 287 people

All 8 villages in Bilat

## Quick answers
- How far is Mikung from Pasighat? 46 km by road
- What is the population of Mikung? 629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mikung in? East Siang district (Bilat sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mikung? 80.0% (Census 2011)

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