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

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Village · Mechuka, West Siang 

# Padusa

Padusa is a village in Mechuka sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **51 people in 9 households**, the 23rd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district.

- 51people (2011)
- 9households
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Padusa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMechuka
- Census village code263343

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

## How far is Padusa from nearby towns?

- Mechuka (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)141 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)141 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 Padusa?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Padusa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 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) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Padusa 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 Padusa

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

■ Padusa · ■ Mechuka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**60%

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

**33%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****100%**

**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 Padusa?

■ Padusa · ■ Mechuka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****0.0%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**1149

Working population ****60.8%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 0.0% for men and 0.0% for women. 56% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 31 (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

- Yorko77 people
- Galling73 people
- Sorangdem58 people
- Hiri53 people
- Monigong46 people
- Lingdungloti42 people
- Karte32 people
- Chorling29 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Padusa from Aalo?141 km by road
- What is the population of Padusa?51 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padusa in?West Siang district (Mechuka sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh