Village · Lekang, Lohit
# New Mohong

New Mohong is a village in Lekang sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,384 people in 271 households, the 2nd largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.
- 1,384 people (2011)
- 271 households
- 76.9% literacy
- 1,015 females per 1,000 males

## New Mohong PIN code and other codes

New Mohong falls in Lekang sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Lekang
- Census village code 266648

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

## How far is New Mohong from nearby towns?
- Lekang (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ) 172 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in New Mohong?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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 under 5 km · Old Mohong
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Doomdooma
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is New Mohong known for?

The main crops are paddy, mustard and potato.

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

## Homes and amenities in New Mohong

Of every 100 households in New Mohong in 2011, 58 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ New Mohong · ■ Lekang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 58% 47%
- Toilet within the home 58% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 42% 47%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 87% 70%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 90%
- Use banking services 3% 27%
- Television 38% 27%
- Mobile phone 45% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 28% 26%
- Own their home 85% 91%

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

## What is the population of New Mohong?

■ New Mohong · ■ Lekang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.9% 72.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1015 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1088 1003
- Working population 49.1% 43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 69.7% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 134 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 109 (16%) · ■ Marginal 426 (63%)

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
- Kaupatani 1,227 people
- Mahadevpur - I 1,144 people
- Khowji 970 people
- Mahadevpur-IV 935 people

All 54 villages in Lekang

## Quick answers
- How far is New Mohong from Tezu? 172 km by road
- What is the population of New Mohong? 1,384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New Mohong in? Lohit district (Lekang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of New Mohong? 76.9% (Census 2011)

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