# Sarchgai, Mengio, Papum Pare – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mengio, Papum Pare 

# Sarchgai

Sarchgai is a village in [Mengio](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/mengio/) sub-district of [Papum Pare](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/papum-pare/) district, [Arunachal Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **138 people in 19 households**, the 17th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 138people (2011)
- 19households
- 72.0%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Sarchgai PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMengio
- Census village code262694

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

## How far is Sarchgai from nearby towns?

- Sakiang (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)168 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 Sarchgai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sarchgai; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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 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 Sarchgai

Of every 100 households in Sarchgai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarchgai · ■ Mengio rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

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

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

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

**27%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****72%**

**33%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Sarchgai?

■ Sarchgai · ■ Mengio rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**1091

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**1089

Working population ****72.5%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 56.2% for women. 72% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 45 (45%) · **■** Other work 8 (8%) · **■** Marginal 47 (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

- Mate172 people
- Nargang158 people
- Pilla-III151 people
- Sotung144 people
- Nyopang - II131 people
- Kidding129 people
- Tanio Pai127 people
- Pami120 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarchgai from Yupia?168 km by road
- What is the population of Sarchgai?138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarchgai in?Papum Pare district (Mengio sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarchgai?72.0% (Census 2011)