Village · Mukto Circle, Tawang
# Sherjong Mukto H.Q.

Sherjong Mukto H.Q. is a village in Mukto Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 446 people in 95 households, the 4th largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.7%.
- 446 people (2011)
- 95 households
- 67.4% literacy
- 1,065 females per 1,000 males

## Sherjong Mukto H.Q. PIN code and other codes

Sherjong Mukto H.Q. falls in Mukto Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Mukto-Bongkhar
- Census village code 261589

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

## How far is Sherjong Mukto H.Q. from nearby towns?
- Tawang (district HQ) 58 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sherjong Mukto H.Q.?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Sherjong Mukto H.Q.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tawang
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sherjong Mukto H.Q. known for?

The main crops are millet, maize and wheat. Products made here include bamboo made carpet and wood carving.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sherjong Mukto H.Q.

Of every 100 households in Sherjong Mukto H.Q. in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Sherjong Mukto H.Q. · ■ Mukto Circle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 90%
- Toilet within the home 100% 92%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 8%
- Tap water 100% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 58% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 55% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 40% 90%
- Use banking services 71% 40%
- Television 67% 25%
- Mobile phone 11% 16%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 18% 4%
- None of these assets 21% 56%
- Own their home 43% 87%

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

## What is the population of Sherjong Mukto H.Q.?

■ Sherjong Mukto H.Q. · ■ Mukto Circle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.4% 44.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1065 898
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1545 957
- Working population 51.6% 49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 56.6% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 64 (28%) · ■ Other work 112 (49%) · ■ Marginal 54 (23%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mukto Circle
- Khet 1,147 people
- Mukto Village 727 people
- Gongkhar 545 people
- Gyandong 366 people
- Mirba 269 people
- Gomkelleng 155 people

All 7 villages in Mukto Circle

## Quick answers
- How far is Sherjong Mukto H.Q. from Tawang? 58 km by road
- What is the population of Sherjong Mukto H.Q.? 446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherjong Mukto H.Q. in? Tawang district (Mukto Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherjong Mukto H.Q.? 67.4% (Census 2011)

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