# Mer Village, Namsing, East Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Namsing, East Siang 

# Mer

Mer is a village in Namsing sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **776 people in 120 households**, the 5th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 776people (2011)
- 120households
- 54.6%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Mer PIN code and other codes

Mer falls in Namsing sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMebo
- Census village code263927

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

## How far is Mer from nearby towns?

- Namsing (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ)62 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town)62 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 Mer?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Borguli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Mer known for?

About 64% of the 2,450 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mer

Of every 100 households in Mer in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mer · ■ Namsing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**19%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****4%**

**61%

Television ****2%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Mer?

■ Mer · ■ Namsing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122**

**970

Working population ****44.6%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 32.4% for women. 45% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 341 (99%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Namsing

- Namsing1,589 people
- Ngopok1,589 people
- Kiyit1,237 people
- Seram829 people
- Borguli664 people
- Gadum349 people
- New Borguli239 people
- Kongkul187 people

[All 9 villages in Namsing](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/namsing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mer from Pasighat?62 km by road
- What is the population of Mer?776 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mer in?East Siang district (Namsing sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mer?54.6% (Census 2011)