# Melongkang Vill. Village, Dirang – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dirang, West Kameng 

# Melongkang Vill.

Melongkang Vill. is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **114 people in 30 households**, the 35th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.

- 114people (2011)
- 30households
- 65.6%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Melongkang Vill. PIN code and other codes

Melongkang Vill. falls in Dirang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDirang
- Census village code261655

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

## How far is Melongkang Vill. from nearby towns?

- Dirang (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ)55 km by road
- Dirang (nearest town)13 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 Melongkang Vill.?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Melongkang Vill.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dirang Hq
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang Village
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Melongkang Vill. known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and finger millet**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Melongkang Vill.

Of every 100 households in Melongkang Vill. in 2011, 75 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Melongkang Vill. · ■ Dirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**75%

Tap water ****64%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**84%

Use banking services ****75%**

**31%

Television ****54%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**49%

Own their home ****93%**

**82%

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 Melongkang Vill.?

■ Melongkang Vill. · ■ Dirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**51.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1625**

**1004

Working population ****64.0%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 51.1% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 14 (19%) · **■** Other work 35 (48%) · **■** Marginal 24 (33%)

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 Dirang

- Khellong147 people
- 6 Mile Village131 people
- Dangsing Village124 people
- Bamrok Village116 people
- Phadam Village106 people
- Rungjapan Village100 people
- Lish Gompalok92 people
- Samtu Village92 people

[All 88 villages in Dirang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/dirang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Melongkang Vill. from Bomdila?55 km by road
- What is the population of Melongkang Vill.?114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melongkang Vill. in?West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Melongkang Vill.?65.6% (Census 2011)