# Barangang Village, Mechuka, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Mechuka, West Siang 

# Barangang

Barangang is a village in Mechuka sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 15 households**, the 12th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 117people (2011)
- 15households
- 59.1%literacy
- 1,438females per 1,000 males

## Barangang PIN code and other codes

Barangang falls in Mechuka sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMechuka
- Census village code263331

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

## How far is Barangang from nearby towns?

- Mechuka (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)181 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)181 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 Barangang?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Barangang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Mechuka
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mechuka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumporijo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 8 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 Barangang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include carpet making, weaving and wood carving. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Barangang

Of every 100 households in Barangang in 2011, 87 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Barangang · ■ Mechuka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**15%

Tap water ****53%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**33%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****60%**

**34%

Television ****27%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****47%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Barangang?

■ Barangang · ■ Mechuka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1438**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**1149

Working population ****29.1%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 51.9% for women. 42% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 26 (76%) · **■** Other work 8 (24%)

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 Mechuka

- Yorni143 people
- Rego125 people
- Mechuka Village122 people
- Bomjipanga120 people
- Thargelling110 people
- Purying102 people
- Rapum100 people
- Segong97 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Barangang from Aalo?181 km by road
- What is the population of Barangang?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barangang in?West Siang district (Mechuka sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barangang?59.1% (Census 2011)