Village · Mechuka, West Siang
# Dechengtung West

Dechengtung West is a village in Mechuka sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 234 people in 36 households, the 4th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.
- 234 people (2011)
- 36 households
- 49.0% literacy
- 966 females per 1,000 males

## Dechengtung West PIN code and other codes

Dechengtung West falls in Mechuka sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Mechuka
- Census village code 263322

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

## How far is Dechengtung West from nearby towns?
- Mechuka (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ) 189 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town) 189 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dechengtung West?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dechengtung West; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Mechuka
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mechuka
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kamki
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumporijo
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dechengtung West 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.

## Homes and amenities in Dechengtung West

Of every 100 households in Dechengtung West in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dechengtung West · ■ Mechuka rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 39%
- Toilet within the home 100% 84%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 15%
- Tap water 51% 60%
- Drinking water within premises 29% 33%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 46% 34%
- Television 0% 27%
- Mobile phone 94% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 6% 34%
- Own their home 100% 87%

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

## What is the population of Dechengtung West?

■ Dechengtung West · ■ Mechuka rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.0% 57.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 888
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 1149
- Working population 41.5% 43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 45.5% for women. 45% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 65 (67%) · ■ Marginal 30 (31%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mechuka
- Mechuka H.Q. 1,998 people
- Lhalung 310 people
- Pharge 259 people
- Dorjeeling 191 people
- Dechengtung East 160 people
- Singbir 160 people
- Yorni 143 people

All 34 villages in Mechuka

## Quick answers
- How far is Dechengtung West from Aalo? 189 km by road
- What is the population of Dechengtung West? 234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dechengtung West in? West Siang district (Mechuka sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dechengtung West? 49.0% (Census 2011)

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