# Rikang Mehom, Donka, Karbi Anglong – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Donka, Karbi Anglong 

# Rikang Mehom

Rikang Mehom is a village in [Donka](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karbi-anglong/donka/) sub-district of [Karbi Anglong](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karbi-anglong/) district, [Assam](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/), PIN code **782448**. The 2011 Census counted **715 people in 117 households**, the 113th largest of 547 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 715people (2011)
- 117households
- 76.2%literacy
- 782448PIN code

## Rikang Mehom PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rikang Mehom is 782448.** Rikang Mehom falls in Donka sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- PIN code782448
- Community development blockRongkhang
- Census village code295503

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

## How far is Rikang Mehom from nearby towns?

- Donka (sub-district HQ)98 km by road
- Diphu (district HQ)98 km by road
- Donkamokam (nearest town)22 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 Rikang Mehom?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rikang Mehom; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ampathar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Diphu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 10 h winter

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 Rikang Mehom known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Rikang Mehom

Of every 100 households in Rikang Mehom in 2011, 46 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rikang Mehom · ■ Donka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**27%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****39%**

**33%

Television ****30%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Rikang Mehom?

■ Rikang Mehom · ■ Donka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**965

Working population ****21.7%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 68.3% for women. 41% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (9%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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 Donka

- Mukhim732 people
- Maj Barpathar731 people
- Rongklirdap Tokli Gaon729 people
- Bormatikhula722 people
- Umkhirmi709 people
- Umpaweng703 people
- Umteliah701 people
- Langsomepi694 people

[All 568 villages in Donka](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karbi-anglong/donka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rikang Mehom?782448
- How far is Rikang Mehom from Diphu?98 km by road
- What is the population of Rikang Mehom?715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rikang Mehom in?Karbi Anglong district (Donka sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Rikang Mehom?76.2% (Census 2011)