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

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Village · Mechuka, West Siang 

# Dorjeeling

Dorjeeling is a village in Mechuka sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **191 people in 44 households**, the 5th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 191people (2011)
- 44households
- 44.6%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Dorjeeling PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMechuka
- Census village code263336

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

## How far is Dorjeeling from nearby towns?

- Mechuka (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)188 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)188 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 Dorjeeling?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mechuka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumporijo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Dorjeeling 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 Dorjeeling

Of every 100 households in Dorjeeling in 2011, 0 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dorjeeling · ■ Mechuka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**15%

Tap water ****78%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**33%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Dorjeeling?

■ Dorjeeling · ■ Mechuka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.6%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****167**

**1149

Working population ****60.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.1% for men and 36.4% for women. 56% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 103 (90%)

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

- Mechuka H.Q.1,998 people
- Lhalung310 people
- Pharge259 people
- Dechengtung West234 people
- Dechengtung East160 people
- Singbir160 people
- Yorni143 people
- Rego125 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dorjeeling from Aalo?188 km by road
- What is the population of Dorjeeling?191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dorjeeling in?West Siang district (Mechuka sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dorjeeling?44.6% (Census 2011)