Village · Ziro, Lower Subansiri
# Makung

Makung is a village in Ziro sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 25 people in 7 households, the 66th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.
- 25 people (2011)
- 7 households
- 69.6% literacy
- 786 females per 1,000 males

## Makung PIN code and other codes

Makung falls in Ziro sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Ziro-I
- Census village code 264654

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

## How far is Makung from nearby towns?
- Old Ziro (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ) 8 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Makung?

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

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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Hong-Ii
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Hapoli
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Salaya
- ○ 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 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 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 Makung known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and finger millet.

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

## Homes and amenities in Makung

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

■ Makung · ■ Ziro rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 79%
- Toilet within the home 0% 85%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 14%
- Tap water 0% 79%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90%
- Use banking services 0% 51%
- Television 0% 46%
- Mobile phone 0% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 12%
- None of these assets 100% 24%
- Own their home 100% 88%

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

## What is the population of Makung?

■ Makung · ■ Ziro rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.6% 78.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 786 1001
- Working population 48.0% 42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 55.6% for women. 43% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 1 (8%) · ■ Other work 4 (33%) · ■ Marginal 7 (58%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ziro
- Byoni 30 people
- Hanoko 28 people
- Gyabu 27 people
- Sitti Adin 26 people
- Pange 25 people
- Tabung Byarang 25 people
- Tarin Agya 25 people
- Gano 24 people

All 144 villages in Ziro

## Quick answers
- How far is Makung from Ziro? 8 km by road
- What is the population of Makung? 25 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makung in? Lower Subansiri district (Ziro sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Makung? 69.6% (Census 2011)

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