# Merakiong Village, Mangkolemba, Mokokchung (Nagaland)

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Village · Mangkolemba, Mokokchung 

# Merakiong

Merakiong is a village in Mangkolemba sub-district of Mokokchung district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 50 households**, the 12th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.7%.

- 175people (2011)
- 50households
- 90.8%literacy
- 1,059females per 1,000 males

## Merakiong PIN code and other codes

Merakiong falls in Mangkolemba sub-district, Mokokchung district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockMangkolemba
- Census village code267176

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

## How far is Merakiong from nearby towns?

- Mangkolemba (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Mokokchung (district HQ)52 km by road
- Mariani (nearest town)35 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 Merakiong?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Merakiong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mangkolemba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mariani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mokokchung
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Merakiong known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and oranges**. Products made here include bamboo craft, traditional shawls and handloom. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Merakiong

Of every 100 households in Merakiong in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Merakiong · ■ Mangkolemba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**1%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**93%

Use banking services ****12%**

**29%

Television ****42%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**6%

None of these assets ****29%**

**27%

Own their home ****73%**

**71%

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 Merakiong?

■ Merakiong · ■ Mangkolemba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**86.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**973

Working population ****74.3%**

**56.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 86.4% for women. 68% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Other work 79 (61%) · **■** Marginal 45 (35%)

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 Mangkolemba

- Longtho267 people
- Atuphumi257 people
- Satsukba242 people
- Shihaphumi206 people
- Puneboto Comp.36 people

[All 14 villages in Mangkolemba](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/mokokchung/mangkolemba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Merakiong from Mokokchung?52 km by road
- What is the population of Merakiong?175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merakiong in?Mokokchung district (Mangkolemba sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Merakiong?90.8% (Census 2011)