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

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Village · Mengio, Papum Pare 

# Sotung

Sotung is a village in Mengio sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **144 people in 24 households**, the 16th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 144people (2011)
- 24households
- 55.1%literacy
- 1,182females per 1,000 males

## Sotung PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMengio
- Census village code262723

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

## How far is Sotung from nearby towns?

- Sakiang (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ)164 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 Sotung?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sotung; 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 school5–10 km · Mengio
- ○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 Sotung 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 Sotung

Of every 100 households in Sotung in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sotung · ■ Mengio rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

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

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**75%

Tap water ****92%**

**78%

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

**27%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**33%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****62%**

**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 Sotung?

■ Sotung · ■ Mengio rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1182**

**1091

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**1089

Working population ****35.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 44.4% for women. 38% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 41 (80%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 9 (18%)

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

- Arung175 people
- Mate172 people
- Nargang158 people
- Pilla-III151 people
- Sarchgai138 people
- Nyopang - II131 people
- Kidding129 people
- Tanio Pai127 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sotung from Yupia?164 km by road
- What is the population of Sotung?144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sotung in?Papum Pare district (Mengio sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sotung?55.1% (Census 2011)