Village · Namsai, Lohit # Melangkung Melangkung is a village in Namsai sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 338 people in 60 households, the 14th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%. - 338 people (2011) - 60 households - 39.8% literacy - 977 females per 1,000 males ## Melangkung PIN code and other codes Melangkung falls in Namsai sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Namsai - Census village code 266557 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Melangkung from nearby towns? - Namsai (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Tezu (district HQ) 139 km by road - Tinsukia (nearest town) 85 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Melangkung? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Melangkung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Namsai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tezu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Roing - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 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 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells 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 Melangkung known for? The main crops are paddy and mustard. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Melangkung Of every 100 households in Melangkung in 2011, 59 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melangkung · ■ Namsai rural average - Electricity for lighting 59% 40% - Toilet within the home 8% 41% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 58% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 8% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96% - Use banking services 16% 15% - Television 25% 21% - Mobile phone 10% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 39% 34% - Own their home 95% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Melangkung? ■ Melangkung · ■ Namsai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 39.8% 65.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 914 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 925 985 - Working population 47.6% 44.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.8% for men and 33.8% for women. 47% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 81 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (24%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 38 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Namsai - Kasik 461 people - Pathargaon 444 people - Kaba Village 406 people - Manna-II 338 people - Sengsap 299 people - New Jengthu 292 people - Enten 275 people - Kungsung 266 people All 33 villages in Namsai ## Quick answers - How far is Melangkung from Tezu? 139 km by road - What is the population of Melangkung? 338 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melangkung in? Lohit district (Namsai sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Melangkung? 39.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/namsai/melangkung/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.