Village · Mechuka, West Siang # Purying Purying is a village in Mechuka sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 102 people in 16 households, the 14th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 102 people (2011) - 16 households - 38.9% literacy - 1,318 females per 1,000 males ## Purying PIN code and other codes Purying falls in Mechuka sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Mechuka - Census village code 263341 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Purying from nearby towns? - Mechuks (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Aalo (district HQ) 145 km by road - Aalo (nearest town) 145 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Purying? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Purying; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Mechuka - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ 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 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Purying 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. ## Homes and amenities in Purying Of every 100 households in Purying in 2011, 0 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purying · ■ Mechuka rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 39% - Toilet within the home 25% 84% - No toilet (open defecation) 75% 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 6% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 62% 34% - Own their home 100% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Purying? ■ Purying · ■ Mechuka rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 38.9% 57.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1318 888 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 1149 - Working population 78.4% 43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 47.4% for men and 32.7% for women. 80% of men and 78% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 39 (49%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 40 (50%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mechuka - Mechuka Village 122 people - Bomjipanga 120 people - Barangang 117 people - Thargelling 110 people - Rapum 100 people - Segong 97 people - Gapo 95 people - Sekar 91 people All 34 villages in Mechuka ## Quick answers - How far is Purying from Aalo? 145 km by road - What is the population of Purying? 102 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purying in? West Siang district (Mechuka sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Purying? 38.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/mechuka/purying/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.