Village · Payum, West Siang # Mega Mega is a village in Payum sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 151 people in 55 households, the 6th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 151 people (2011) - 55 households - 42.7% literacy - 961 females per 1,000 males ## Mega PIN code and other codes Mega falls in Payum sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Kaying-Payum - Census village code 263424 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mega from nearby towns? - Payum (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road - Aalo (district HQ) 67 km by road - Aalo (nearest town) 67 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mega? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Mega; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 10+ km · Kaying - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kaying - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kamba - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daporijo - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mega 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 Mega Of every 100 households in Mega 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. ■ Mega · ■ Payum rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 0% - Toilet within the home 100% 100% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 0% - Tap water 100% 78% - Drinking water within premises 100% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 0% 30% - Television 0% 0% - Mobile phone 0% 0% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 100% 92% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mega? ■ Mega · ■ Payum rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 42.7% 56.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 961 980 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 333 915 - Working population 61.6% 43.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.0% for men and 36.2% for women. 55% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 87 (94%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 5 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Payum - Payum 259 people - Gate 256 people - Gaming 237 people - Yio 167 people - Dupu 149 people - Molo 131 people - Payum H.Q. 122 people - Bogu 111 people All 15 villages in Payum ## Quick answers - How far is Mega from Aalo? 67 km by road - What is the population of Mega? 151 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mega in? West Siang district (Payum sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mega? 42.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/payum/mega/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.