Village · Mengio, Papum Pare # Rugo Rugo is a village in Mengio sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 73 people in 12 households, the 39th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%. - 73 people (2011) - 12 households - 63.6% literacy - 921 females per 1,000 males ## Rugo PIN code and other codes Rugo falls in Mengio sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Mengio - Census village code 262691 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rugo from nearby towns? - Sakiang (sub-district HQ) 29 km by road - Yupia (district HQ) 177 km by road - Ziro (nearest town) 126 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rugo? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Rugo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Nyopong - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ziro - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ziro - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yupia - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rugo known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rugo Of every 100 households in Rugo in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Rugo · ■ Mengio rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 25% - Toilet within the home 0% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 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 42% 33% - Television 0% 10% - Mobile phone 100% 34% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 9% - Car / jeep / van 8% 4% - None of these assets 0% 44% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rugo? ■ Rugo · ■ Mengio rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.6% 60.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 1091 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 636 1089 - Working population 83.6% 52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 46.4% for women. 82% of men and 86% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 23 (38%) · ■ Other work 3 (5%) · ■ Marginal 35 (57%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mengio - Rigio - II 87 people - Lamte 82 people - Ritung Hapa 82 people - Machang 78 people - Heyang 70 people - Pacho 40 people - Gari 35 people - Damisaram 31 people All 43 villages in Mengio ## Quick answers - How far is Rugo from Yupia? 177 km by road - What is the population of Rugo? 73 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rugo in? Papum Pare district (Mengio sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Rugo? 63.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/mengio/rugo/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.