Village · Mechuka, West Siang # Pharge Pharge is a village in Mechuka sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 259 people in 52 households, the 3rd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 259 people (2011) - 52 households - 51.5% literacy - 1,056 females per 1,000 males ## Pharge PIN code and other codes Pharge falls in Mechuka sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Mechuka - Census village code 263329 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pharge from nearby towns? - Mechuka (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Aalo (district HQ) 181 km by road - Aalo (nearest town) 181 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pharge? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Pharge; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 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 under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pharge known for? The main crops are paddy 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 Pharge Of every 100 households in Pharge in 2011, 24 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pharge · ■ Mechuka rural average - Electricity for lighting 24% 39% - Toilet within the home 100% 84% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 15% - Tap water 70% 60% - Drinking water within premises 49% 33% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 53% 34% - Television 21% 27% - Mobile phone 13% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 2% - Car / jeep / van 2% 3% - None of these assets 53% 34% - Own their home 81% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pharge? ■ Pharge · ■ Mechuka rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.5% 57.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1056 888 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 967 1149 - Working population 27.0% 43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.2% for men and 48.1% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 43 (61%) · ■ Other work 21 (30%) · ■ Marginal 6 (9%) 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 - Dechengtung West 234 people - Dorjeeling 191 people - Dechengtung East 160 people - Singbir 160 people All 34 villages in Mechuka ## Quick answers - How far is Pharge from Aalo? 181 km by road - What is the population of Pharge? 259 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pharge in? West Siang district (Mechuka sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pharge? 51.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/mechuka/pharge/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.