Village · Pasighat, East Siang
# Mirku

Mirku is a village in Pasighat sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 935 people in 154 households, the 2nd largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.
- 935 people (2011)
- 154 households
- 85.8% literacy
- 1,069 females per 1,000 males

## Mirku PIN code and other codes

Mirku falls in Pasighat sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Pasighat
- Census village code 263893

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

## How far is Mirku from nearby towns?
- Pasighat (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Pasighat (district HQ) 3 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town) 3 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mirku?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mirku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mirku known for?

The main crops are paddy.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mirku

Of every 100 households in Mirku in 2011, 99 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 30 a car.

■ Mirku · ■ Pasighat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 81%
- Toilet within the home 99% 62%
- No toilet (open defecation) 1% 37%
- Tap water 69% 80%
- Drinking water within premises 55% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 19%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 60% 81%
- Use banking services 90% 80%
- Television 87% 66%
- Mobile phone 86% 76%
- Computer with internet 9% 7%
- Two-wheeler 45% 38%
- Car / jeep / van 30% 24%
- None of these assets 2% 4%
- Own their home 76% 77%

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

## What is the population of Mirku?

■ Mirku · ■ Pasighat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.8% 79.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1069 1022
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 959 1069
- Working population 38.0% 40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 82.3% for women. 40% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 19 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 19 (5%) · ■ Other work 143 (40%) · ■ Marginal 172 (48%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pasighat
- Mirbuk 1,554 people
- Taki Lalung 905 people
- Yagrung 905 people
- Mirsam 798 people
- Dapi 772 people

All 26 villages in Pasighat

## Quick answers
- How far is Mirku from Pasighat? 3 km by road
- What is the population of Mirku? 935 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirku in? East Siang district (Pasighat sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mirku? 85.8% (Census 2011)

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