Village · Lekang, Lohit
# Mahadevpur - I

Mahadevpur - I is a village in Lekang sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,144 people in 247 households, the 4th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.
- 1,144 people (2011)
- 247 households
- 80.8% literacy
- 919 females per 1,000 males

## Mahadevpur - I PIN code and other codes

Mahadevpur - I falls in Lekang sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Lekang
- Census village code 266657

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

## How far is Mahadevpur - I from nearby towns?
- Lekang (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ) 140 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mahadevpur - I?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mahadevpur - I; 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
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway 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
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Doomdooma
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahadevpur - I known for?

The main crops are paddy, mustard and black gram.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mahadevpur - I

Of every 100 households in Mahadevpur - I in 2011, 59 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahadevpur - I · ■ Lekang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 59% 47%
- Toilet within the home 49% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 51% 47%
- Tap water 1% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 73% 70%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 90%
- Use banking services 12% 27%
- Television 29% 27%
- Mobile phone 36% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 33% 26%
- Own their home 94% 91%

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

## What is the population of Mahadevpur - I?

■ Mahadevpur - I · ■ Lekang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.8% 72.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 919 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 810 1003
- Working population 54.2% 43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 73.5% for women. 52% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 493 (80%) · ■ Farm labourers 25 (4%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 92 (15%) · ■ Marginal 8 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lekang
- Lekang H.Q. 1,536 people
- New Mohong 1,384 people
- Kaupatani 1,227 people
- Khowji 970 people
- Mahadevpur-IV 935 people
- Mohong Old 888 people
- Sitapani Moran 835 people

All 54 villages in Lekang

## Quick answers
- How far is Mahadevpur - I from Tezu? 140 km by road
- What is the population of Mahadevpur - I? 1,144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahadevpur - I in? Lohit district (Lekang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahadevpur - I? 80.8% (Census 2011)

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