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

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Village · Mechuka, West Siang 

# Lhalung

Lhalung is a village in Mechuka sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 43 households**, the 2nd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 310people (2011)
- 43households
- 51.8%literacy
- 1,109females per 1,000 males

## Lhalung PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMechuka
- Census village code263319

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

## How far is Lhalung 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 Lhalung?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lhalung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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 office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

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 Lhalung 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 Lhalung

Of every 100 households in Lhalung in 2011, 0 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lhalung · ■ Mechuka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**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 ****37%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****58%**

**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 Lhalung?

■ Lhalung · ■ Mechuka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1391**

**1149

Working population ****39.4%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 38.2% for women. 39% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 57 (47%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 62 (51%)

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
- Pharge259 people
- Dechengtung West234 people
- Dorjeeling191 people
- Dechengtung East160 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lhalung from Aalo?188 km by road
- What is the population of Lhalung?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lhalung in?West Siang district (Mechuka sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lhalung?51.8% (Census 2011)