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

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Village · Mengio, Papum Pare 

# Sakiang

Sakiang is a village in Mengio sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **439 people in 69 households**, the 1st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 439people (2011)
- 69households
- 60.2%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Sakiang PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMengio
- Census village code262712

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

## How far is Sakiang from nearby towns?

- Yupia (district HQ)148 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 Sakiang?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sakiang; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ziro
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ziro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yupia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Sakiang 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 Sakiang

Of every 100 households in Sakiang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sakiang · ■ Mengio rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**97%

Use banking services ****39%**

**33%

Television ****29%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Sakiang?

■ Sakiang · ■ Mengio rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1091

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**1089

Working population ****36.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 57.0% for women. 36% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 138 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (7%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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

- Pan311 people
- Pilla265 people
- Kullung258 people
- Paga234 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakiang from Yupia?148 km by road
- What is the population of Sakiang?439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakiang in?Papum Pare district (Mengio sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakiang?60.2% (Census 2011)