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

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Village · Mengio, Papum Pare 

# Machang

Machang is a village in Mengio sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **78 people in 16 households**, the 38th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 78people (2011)
- 16households
- 72.1%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Machang PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMengio
- Census village code262702

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

## How far is Machang from nearby towns?

- Sakiang (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)161 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 Machang?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Machang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nargang
- ○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 Machang 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 Machang

Of every 100 households in Machang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machang · ■ Mengio rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**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 ****6%**

**33%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****75%**

**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 Machang?

■ Machang · ■ Mengio rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**1091

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****417**

**1089

Working population ****41.0%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 64.5% for women. 38% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 15 (47%) · **■** Other work 17 (53%)

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

- Ringte Hapa90 people
- Rigio - II87 people
- Lamte82 people
- Ritung Hapa82 people
- Rugo73 people
- Heyang70 people
- Pacho40 people
- Gari35 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Machang from Yupia?161 km by road
- What is the population of Machang?78 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machang in?Papum Pare district (Mengio sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machang?72.1% (Census 2011)