# Mohong Old Village, Lekang, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lekang, Lohit 

# Mohong Old

Mohong Old is a village in Lekang sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 156 households**, the 7th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 888people (2011)
- 156households
- 48.1%literacy
- 835females per 1,000 males

## Mohong Old PIN code and other codes

Mohong Old falls in Lekang sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockLekang
- Census village code266655

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

## How far is Mohong Old from nearby towns?

- Lekang (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)175 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 Mohong Old?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mohong Old; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Old Mohang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Digboi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 10 h winter

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 Mohong Old known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mohong Old

Of every 100 households in Mohong Old in 2011, 22 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mohong Old · ■ Lekang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****14%**

**27%

Television ****9%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Mohong Old?

■ Mohong Old · ■ Lekang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**1003

Working population ****48.8%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 38.2% for women. 45% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 123 (28%)

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 Lekang

- Kaupatani1,227 people
- Mahadevpur - I1,144 people
- Khowji970 people
- Mahadevpur-IV935 people
- Sitapani Moran835 people
- Old Mohong II755 people
- Silatoo727 people
- Eraloni705 people

[All 54 villages in Lekang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/lekang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mohong Old from Tezu?175 km by road
- What is the population of Mohong Old?888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mohong Old in?Lohit district (Lekang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mohong Old?48.1% (Census 2011)