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

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Village · Mengio, Papum Pare 

# Kusuk

Kusuk is a village in Mengio sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **198 people in 31 households**, the 8th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 198people (2011)
- 31households
- 71.1%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Kusuk PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMengio
- Census village code262697

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

## How far is Kusuk from nearby towns?

- Sakiang (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)155 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 Kusuk?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kusuk; 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 · Ziro
- ○Degree college10+ km · Zirop
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Kusuk known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Kusuk

Of every 100 households in Kusuk in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kusuk · ■ Mengio rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**33%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**44%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kusuk?

■ Kusuk · ■ Mengio rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**1091

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**1089

Working population ****66.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 60.9% for women. 60% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Household industry 9 (7%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 72 (55%)

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

- Kullung258 people
- Paga234 people
- Langrum207 people
- Tapo201 people
- Bong184 people
- Nakar178 people
- Tacha177 people
- Arung175 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kusuk from Yupia?155 km by road
- What is the population of Kusuk?198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusuk in?Papum Pare district (Mengio sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kusuk?71.1% (Census 2011)