# Mechuka, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh) – Villages List

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Sub-district · West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh 

# Mechuka

Mechuka is a sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. At the 2011 Census it had **5,091 people**, no towns and 34 villages (33 inhabited). The largest village is Mechuka H.Q. (1,998 people).

- 5,091people (2011)
- 34villages
- 0towns
- 57.2%literacy

## Population of Mechuka compared with West Siang

■ Mechuka · ■ West Siang district

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149**

**941

Working population ****43.8%**

**43.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mechuka

Of every 100 households in Mechuka in 2011, 39 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mechuka · ■ West Siang district

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**20%

Tap water ****60%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**70%

Use banking services ****34%**

**60%

Television ****27%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**10%

None of these assets ****34%**

**29%

Own their home ****87%**

**73%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Mechuka

- Mechuka H.Q. · 1,998 people
- Lhalung · 310 people
- Pharge · 259 people
- Dechengtung West · 234 people
- Dorjeeling · 191 people
- Dechengtung East · 160 people
- Singbir · 160 people
- Yorni · 143 people
- Rego · 125 people
- Mechuka Village · 122 people
- Bomjipanga · 120 people
- Barangang · 117 people
- Thargelling · 110 people
- Purying · 102 people
- Rapum · 100 people
- Segong · 97 people

[All 34 villages in Mechuka →](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/mechuka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Mechuka?34 (33 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Mechuka in?West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the population of Mechuka?5,091 (Census 2011)