# Menteng Village, Lhou, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lhou, Tawang 

# Menteng

Menteng is a village in Lhou sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **12 people in 5 households**, the 23rd largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 41.3%.

- 12people (2011)
- 5households
- 41.7%literacy
- 2,000females per 1,000 males

## Menteng PIN code and other codes

Menteng falls in Lhou sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockTawang
- Census village code261574

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

## How far is Menteng from nearby towns?

- Lhou (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)28 km by road
- Tawang (nearest town)28 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 Menteng?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Menteng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Yanla Gompa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tawang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Menteng known for?

The main crops are **millet, wheat and maize**. Products made here include shingka, khanjar and namlham. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Menteng

Of every 100 households in Menteng in 2011, 80 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Menteng · ■ Lhou rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**4%

Tap water ****100%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**22%

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

**31%

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

**68%

Use banking services ****20%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**44%

Own their home ****80%**

**85%

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 Menteng?

■ Menteng · ■ Lhou rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.7%**

**41.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****2000**

**546

Working population ****41.7%**

**69.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 37.5% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (40%) · **■** Other work 2 (40%) · **■** Marginal 1 (20%)

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 Lhou

- Lumkang26 people
- Gemreteng24 people
- Dungkhar19 people
- Shakpaleng14 people
- Lugudung10 people
- Khalengche4 people

[All 25 villages in Lhou](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/lhou/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Menteng from Tawang?28 km by road
- What is the population of Menteng?12 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Menteng in?Tawang district (Lhou sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Menteng?41.7% (Census 2011)