# Aokum Village, Merangmen, Mokokchung (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Merangmen, Mokokchung 

# Aokum

Aokum is a village in Merangmen sub-district of Mokokchung district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **116 people in 30 households**, the 8th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 116people (2011)
- 30households
- 96.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Aokum PIN code and other codes

Aokum falls in Merangmen sub-district, Mokokchung district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockMangkolemba
- Census village code267180

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

## How far is Aokum from nearby towns?

- Merangmen (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Mokokchung (district HQ)80 km by road
- Mariani (nearest town)10 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 Aokum?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Aokum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mangkolemba
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mariani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mokokchung
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Aokum known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and maize**. Products made here include woodcraft, 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 Aokum

Of every 100 households in Aokum in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Aokum · ■ Merangmen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**74%

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

**87%

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

**13%

Tap water ****86%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**24%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**9%

Television ****38%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****52%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**66%

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 Aokum?

■ Aokum · ■ Merangmen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.7%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**850

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**941

Working population ****71.6%**

**60.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 95.7% for women. 76% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%) · **■** Marginal 38 (46%)

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 Merangmen

- Watiyim728 people
- Medemyim335 people
- Aosenden246 people
- Aosungkum217 people
- Vikuto114 people
- Tsutapela60 people

[All 10 villages in Merangmen](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/mokokchung/merangmen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aokum from Mokokchung?80 km by road
- What is the population of Aokum?116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aokum in?Mokokchung district (Merangmen sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Aokum?96.7% (Census 2011)