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

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Village · Mechuka, West Siang 

# Sekar

Sekar is a village in Mechuka sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **91 people in 17 households**, the 18th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 91people (2011)
- 17households
- 32.1%literacy
- 1,275females per 1,000 males

## Sekar PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMechuka
- Census village code263337

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

## How far is Sekar from nearby towns?

- Mechuka (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)184 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)184 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 Sekar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sekar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Mechuka
- ○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 officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Sekar 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 Sekar

Of every 100 households in Sekar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sekar · ■ Mechuka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**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 ****12%**

**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 ****82%**

**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 Sekar?

■ Sekar · ■ Mechuka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.1%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1275**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**1149

Working population ****59.3%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.5% for men and 22.2% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 50 (93%)

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

- Purying102 people
- Rapum100 people
- Segong97 people
- Gapo95 people
- Yorko77 people
- Galling73 people
- Sorangdem58 people
- Hiri53 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sekar from Aalo?184 km by road
- What is the population of Sekar?91 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekar in?West Siang district (Mechuka sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sekar?32.1% (Census 2011)