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

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Village · Mengio, Papum Pare 

# Nakar

Nakar is a village in Mengio sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **178 people in 32 households**, the 10th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 178people (2011)
- 32households
- 55.2%literacy
- 1,119females per 1,000 males

## Nakar PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMengio
- Census village code262687

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

## How far is Nakar from nearby towns?

- Sakiang (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)185 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)134 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 Nakar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Nakar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

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 Nakar 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 Nakar

Of every 100 households in Nakar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nakar · ■ Mengio rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**25%

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

**23%

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

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**33%

Television ****41%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**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 Nakar?

■ Nakar · ■ Mengio rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1119**

**1091

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1538**

**1089

Working population ****75.8%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 47.3% for women. 80% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (13%) · **■** Marginal 63 (47%)

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

- Langrum207 people
- Tapo201 people
- Kusuk198 people
- Bong184 people
- Tacha177 people
- Arung175 people
- Mate172 people
- Nargang158 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nakar from Yupia?185 km by road
- What is the population of Nakar?178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nakar in?Papum Pare district (Mengio sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nakar?55.2% (Census 2011)