Village · Puchi Geko, Upper Subansiri # Megdong Megdong is a village in Puchi Geko sub-district of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 224 people in 35 households, the 5th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 224 people (2011) - 35 households - 19.6% literacy - 750 females per 1,000 males ## Megdong PIN code and other codes Megdong falls in Puchi Geko sub-district, Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Puchi Geko - Census village code 263192 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Megdong from nearby towns? - Puchigeko (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Daporijo (district HQ) 10 km by road - Daporijo (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Megdong? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Megdong; 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 - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mugli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Itanagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Daporijo - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Megdong known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Megdong Of every 100 households in Megdong in 2011, 100 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Megdong · ■ Puchi Geko rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 66% - Toilet within the home 9% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 68% - Tap water 100% 87% - Drinking water within premises 3% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 98% - Use banking services 46% 65% - Television 69% 32% - Mobile phone 37% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 23% 14% - Car / jeep / van 3% 6% - None of these assets 20% 42% - Own their home 83% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Megdong? ■ Megdong · ■ Puchi Geko rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 19.6% 65.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 750 1026 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 600 888 - Working population 47.3% 43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 22.6% for men and 16.0% for women. 47% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 59 (56%) · ■ Other work 27 (25%) · ■ Marginal 20 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Puchi Geko - Puchi Geku H.Q. 408 people - Nguri 320 people - Mugli 302 people - Lilidong 226 people - Lipu 186 people - Tape 138 people - Laa 133 people - Dakpe 127 people All 50 villages in Puchi Geko ## Quick answers - How far is Megdong from Daporijo? 10 km by road - What is the population of Megdong? 224 (Census 2011) - Which district is Megdong in? Upper Subansiri district (Puchi Geko sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Megdong? 19.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-subansiri/puchi-geko/megdong/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.