Village · Chongkham, Lohit
# Mimey

Mimey is a village in Chongkham sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 249 people in 47 households, the 26th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.
- 249 people (2011)
- 47 households
- 75.0% literacy
- 886 females per 1,000 males

## Mimey PIN code and other codes

Mimey falls in Chongkham sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Chongkham
- Census village code 266505

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

## How far is Mimey from nearby towns?
- Chongkham (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ) 94 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mimey?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chongkham
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tezu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Roing
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mimey known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and ginger.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mimey

Of every 100 households in Mimey in 2011, 0 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mimey · ■ Chongkham rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 51%
- Toilet within the home 85% 61%
- No toilet (open defecation) 15% 32%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 74% 50%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 86%
- Use banking services 63% 30%
- Television 26% 36%
- Mobile phone 72% 38%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 35% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 20% 26%
- Own their home 98% 53%

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

## What is the population of Mimey?

■ Mimey · ■ Chongkham rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 63.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 886 877
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 571 927
- Working population 45.0% 45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 45% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 102 (91%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 7 (6%) · ■ Marginal 2 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chongkham
- Chowkham - I 304 people
- Morapat 275 people
- Empong 271 people
- Namliang 260 people
- Namgo 209 people
- Mankao 167 people
- Chowkham/Tengapani Area 138 people
- Nalong 137 people

All 44 villages in Chongkham

## Quick answers
- How far is Mimey from Tezu? 94 km by road
- What is the population of Mimey? 249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mimey in? Lohit district (Chongkham sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mimey? 75.0% (Census 2011)

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