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

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Village · Mechuka, West Siang 

# Hiri

Hiri is a village in Mechuka sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **53 people in 9 households**, the 22nd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 53people (2011)
- 9households
- 27.3%literacy
- 1,208females per 1,000 males

## Hiri PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMechuka
- Census village code263340

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

## How far is Hiri from nearby towns?

- Mechuka (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)150 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)150 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 Hiri?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mechuka
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mechuka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumporijo
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Hiri 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 Hiri

Of every 100 households in Hiri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hiri · ■ Mechuka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**15%

Tap water ****0%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**33%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****64%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Hiri?

■ Hiri · ■ Mechuka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.3%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1208**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**1149

Working population ****60.4%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.0% for men and 20.8% for women. 67% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 32 (100%)

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

- Sekar91 people
- Yorko77 people
- Galling73 people
- Sorangdem58 people
- Padusa51 people
- Monigong46 people
- Lingdungloti42 people
- Karte32 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Hiri from Aalo?150 km by road
- What is the population of Hiri?53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hiri in?West Siang district (Mechuka sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hiri?27.3% (Census 2011)