Village · Tezu, Lohit
# New Mekaliang

New Mekaliang is a village in Tezu sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh, PIN code 792001. The 2011 Census counted 142 people in 36 households, the 28th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.
- 142 people (2011)
- 36 households
- 68.6% literacy
- 792001 PIN code

## New Mekaliang PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of New Mekaliang is 792001. New Mekaliang falls in Tezu sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 792001
- Community development block Tezu
- Census village code 266421

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

## How far is New Mekaliang from nearby towns?
- Tezu (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in New Mekaliang?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Tezu
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tezu
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tezu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Roing
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is New Mekaliang known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and mustard seed.

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

## Homes and amenities in New Mekaliang

Of every 100 households in New Mekaliang in 2011, 64 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ New Mekaliang · ■ Tezu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 64% 64%
- Toilet within the home 64% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 36% 52%
- Tap water 78% 74%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 82%
- Use banking services 53% 40%
- Television 56% 51%
- Mobile phone 67% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 22% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 8% 18%
- Own their home 33% 53%

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

## What is the population of New Mekaliang?

■ New Mekaliang · ■ Tezu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.6% 68.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 893 881
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 846 964
- Working population 42.3% 41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 62.5% for women. 49% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 39 (65%) · ■ Other work 18 (30%) · ■ Marginal 3 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Tezu
- 34th Mile 211 people
- Duraliang 201 people
- Jhalukbari 196 people
- Tidding 183 people
- Liago 104 people
- Hamatong 94 people
- Daninliang 75 people
- Panbari 69 people

All 51 villages in Tezu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of New Mekaliang? 792001
- How far is New Mekaliang from Tezu? 5 km by road
- What is the population of New Mekaliang? 142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New Mekaliang in? Lohit district (Tezu sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of New Mekaliang? 68.6% (Census 2011)

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