Village · Gangte, Kurung Kumey
# Mebia

Mebia is a village in Gangte sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 55 people in 6 households, the 49th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.1%.
- 55 people (2011)
- 6 households
- 63.4% literacy
- 1,750 females per 1,000 males

## Mebia PIN code and other codes

Mebia falls in Gangte sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Chambang
- Census village code 265625

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

## How far is Mebia from nearby towns?
- Gangte (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ) 180 km by road
- Koloriang (nearest town) 180 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mebia?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Mebia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Koloriang
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Mebia

Of every 100 households in Mebia 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.

■ Mebia · ■ Gangte rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 0%
- Toilet within the home 0% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 43% 62%
- Tap water 0% 53%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 0% 18%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 0% 15%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 43% 53%
- Own their home 100% 100%

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

## What is the population of Mebia?

■ Mebia · ■ Gangte rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.4% 49.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1750 1127
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 977
- Working population 41.8% 45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 60.7% for women. 40% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 14 (61%) · ■ Other work 8 (35%) · ■ Marginal 1 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Gangte
- Pakung 61 people
- Boa II 59 people
- Tumhaming 57 people
- Gai-II 56 people
- Tabum 55 people
- Huryung 54 people
- Kamrong-II 54 people
- Tarha 51 people

All 67 villages in Gangte

## Quick answers
- How far is Mebia from Koloriang? 180 km by road
- What is the population of Mebia? 55 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mebia in? Kurung Kumey district (Gangte sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mebia? 63.4% (Census 2011)

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