Village · Raga, Lower Subansiri
# Old Mega

Old Mega is a village in Raga sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 73 people in 7 households, the 20th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.
- 73 people (2011)
- 7 households
- 62.5% literacy
- 921 females per 1,000 males

## Old Mega PIN code and other codes

Old Mega falls in Raga sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Tamen-Raga
- Census village code 265161

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

## How far is Old Mega from nearby towns?
- Raga (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ) 99 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town) 99 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Old Mega?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Old Mega; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Kemliko
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Raga
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ziro
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 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 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Old Mega known for?

The main crops are maize, paddy and millet. Products made here include basket.

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

## Homes and amenities in Old Mega

Of every 100 households in Old Mega in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Old Mega · ■ Raga rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 65%
- Toilet within the home 100% 55%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 45%
- Tap water 0% 82%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 16%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 84%
- Use banking services 57% 50%
- Television 0% 35%
- Mobile phone 43% 52%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 8%
- None of these assets 57% 35%
- Own their home 100% 86%

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

## What is the population of Old Mega?

■ Old Mega · ■ Raga rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.5% 62.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 1031
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 1058
- Working population 45.2% 32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 55.2% for women. 47% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 23 (70%) · ■ Other work 10 (30%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Raga
- Lit Komt 87 people
- Put-Milli 87 people
- Karba Godak 86 people
- Sey Godak 77 people
- Taya-Simla 72 people
- Tepko 71 people
- Pet-Milli 69 people
- Gumtu 68 people

All 45 villages in Raga

## Quick answers
- How far is Old Mega from Ziro? 99 km by road
- What is the population of Old Mega? 73 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Old Mega in? Lower Subansiri district (Raga sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Old Mega? 62.5% (Census 2011)

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