# Arung Village, Mengio, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Mengio, Papum Pare 

# Arung

Arung is a village in Mengio sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 32 households**, the 12th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 175people (2011)
- 32households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,083females per 1,000 males

## Arung PIN code and other codes

Arung falls in Mengio sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMengio
- Census village code262688

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

## How far is Arung from nearby towns?

- Sakiang (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)171 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)120 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 Arung?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Arung; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○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 watercanal / 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 Arung known for?

The main crops are **paddy, millet and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Arung

Of every 100 households in Arung in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Arung · ■ Mengio rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****88%**

**33%

Television ****47%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Arung?

■ Arung · ■ Mengio rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1091

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**1089

Working population ****45.1%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 61.7% for women. 43% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (25%) · **■** Marginal 12 (15%)

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 Mengio

- Kusuk198 people
- Bong184 people
- Nakar178 people
- Tacha177 people
- Mate172 people
- Nargang158 people
- Pilla-III151 people
- Sotung144 people

[All 43 villages in Mengio](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/mengio/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arung from Yupia?171 km by road
- What is the population of Arung?175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arung in?Papum Pare district (Mengio sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Arung?69.6% (Census 2011)