Village · Sagalee, Papum Pare
# Meb

Meb is a village in Sagalee sub-district of Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 82 people in 16 households, the 26th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.
- 82 people (2011)
- 16 households
- 64.8% literacy
- 1,103 females per 1,000 males

## Meb PIN code and other codes

Meb falls in Sagalee sub-district, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Sagalee
- Census village code 262586

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Meb from nearby towns?
- Sagalee (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Yupia (district HQ) 74 km by road
- Sagalee (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Meb?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Meb; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sagalee
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Yupia
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 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 untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Meb

Of every 100 households in Meb in 2011, 100 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 75 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Meb · ■ Sagalee rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 95%
- Toilet within the home 31% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 69% 70%
- Tap water 81% 79%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90%
- Use banking services 0% 44%
- Television 44% 19%
- Mobile phone 0% 23%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 75% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 12% 7%
- None of these assets 12% 53%
- Own their home 94% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Meb?

■ Meb · ■ Sagalee rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.8% 66.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1103 1106
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 981
- Working population 50.0% 37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 48.3% for women. 49% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 35 (85%) · ■ Other work 5 (12%) · ■ Marginal 1 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sagalee
- Rach - III 84 people
- Pang 83 people
- Tahinso 83 people
- Yapso 83 people
- Rigio 82 people
- Rate 77 people
- Lower Pang 73 people
- Takam Colony 73 people

All 61 villages in Sagalee

## Quick answers
- How far is Meb from Yupia? 74 km by road
- What is the population of Meb? 82 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meb in? Papum Pare district (Sagalee sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Meb? 64.8% (Census 2011)

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