# Mengkeng Khamti Village, Piyong, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Piyong, Lohit 

# Mengkeng Khamti

Mengkeng Khamti is a village in Piyong sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 50 households**, the 19th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.9%.

- 230people (2011)
- 50households
- 50.6%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Mengkeng Khamti PIN code and other codes

Mengkeng Khamti falls in Piyong sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockNamsai
- Census village code266589

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

## How far is Mengkeng Khamti from nearby towns?

- Namsai (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)202 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 Mengkeng Khamti?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Mengkeng Khamti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Namsai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Mengkeng Khamti known for?

The main crops are **paddy, potato and ginger**. Products made here include bamboo. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mengkeng Khamti

Of every 100 households in Mengkeng Khamti in 2011, 49 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mengkeng Khamti · ■ Piyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**49%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**14%

Television ****31%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**34%

Own their home ****57%**

**71%

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 Mengkeng Khamti?

■ Mengkeng Khamti · ■ Piyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**49.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**985

Working population ****49.1%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.3% for men and 48.8% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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 Piyong

- Phaneng289 people
- Wingseng Nonwtaw II244 people
- Piyong Village242 people
- Lekang Khamti234 people
- Wagon Pathar IV201 people
- Wagon Pather III181 people
- Wingseng Nongtaw156 people
- Mukron128 people

[All 27 villages in Piyong](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/piyong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mengkeng Khamti from Tezu?202 km by road
- What is the population of Mengkeng Khamti?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mengkeng Khamti in?Lohit district (Piyong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mengkeng Khamti?50.6% (Census 2011)