# Mengkenmiri Village, Namsai, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Namsai, Lohit 

# Mengkenmiri

Mengkenmiri is a village in Namsai sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,301 people in 193 households**, the 2nd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,301people (2011)
- 193households
- 67.3%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Mengkenmiri PIN code and other codes

Mengkenmiri falls in Namsai sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockNamsai
- Census village code266534

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

## How far is Mengkenmiri from nearby towns?

- Namsai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)146 km by road
- Tinsukia (nearest town)92 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 Mengkenmiri?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Namsai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Mengkenmiri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard oil and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mengkenmiri

Of every 100 households in Mengkenmiri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mengkenmiri · ■ Namsai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**15%

Television ****2%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**82%

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 Mengkenmiri?

■ Mengkenmiri · ■ Namsai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**985

Working population ****43.0%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 53.3% for women. 42% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 491 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 45 (8%)

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 Namsai

- Deobeel2,149 people
- Bhogamur768 people
- Nanam Khamti747 people
- Dhonekhona700 people
- 2nd Mile613 people

[All 33 villages in Namsai](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/namsai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mengkenmiri from Tezu?146 km by road
- What is the population of Mengkenmiri?1,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mengkenmiri in?Lohit district (Namsai sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mengkenmiri?67.3% (Census 2011)