# Lower Sarchgai Village, Mengio, Papum Pare (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Mengio, Papum Pare 

# Lower Sarchgai

Lower Sarchgai is a village in Mengio sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **113 people in 18 households**, the 25th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 113people (2011)
- 18households
- 59.0%literacy
- 823females per 1,000 males

## Lower Sarchgai PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMengio
- Census village code262695

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

## How far is Lower Sarchgai from nearby towns?

- Sakiang (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)166 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 Lower Sarchgai?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Lower Sarchgai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sarchgai
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ziro
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ziro
- ○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 Lower Sarchgai 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 Lower Sarchgai

Of every 100 households in Lower Sarchgai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lower Sarchgai · ■ Mengio rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**75%

Tap water ****58%**

**78%

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

**27%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**33%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****47%**

**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 Lower Sarchgai?

■ Lower Sarchgai · ■ Mengio rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****823**

**1091

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**1089

Working population ****60.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 46.9% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (9%) · **■** Marginal 26 (38%)

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

- Pami120 people
- Tagik120 people
- Nyopang119 people
- Kamrung118 people
- Pinte108 people
- Yalpu106 people
- Silsango105 people
- Rigio103 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lower Sarchgai from Yupia?166 km by road
- What is the population of Lower Sarchgai?113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Sarchgai in?Papum Pare district (Mengio sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Sarchgai?59.0% (Census 2011)