Village · Merangmen, Mokokchung # Aosungkum Aosungkum is a village in Merangmen sub-district of Mokokchung district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted 217 people in 54 households, the 7th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 217 people (2011) - 54 households - 71.2% literacy - 887 females per 1,000 males ## Aosungkum PIN code and other codes Aosungkum falls in Merangmen sub-district, Mokokchung district, Nagaland. - Community development block Mangkolemba - Census village code 267179 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Aosungkum from nearby towns? - Merangmen (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Mokokchung (district HQ) 89 km by road - Mariani (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Aosungkum? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Aosungkum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mangkolemba - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mokokchung - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mokokchung - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Aosungkum known for? The main crops are paddy, yam and maize. Products made here include traditional shawls, bamboocraft and handloom. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Aosungkum Of every 100 households in Aosungkum in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Aosungkum · ■ Merangmen rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 74% - Toilet within the home 100% 87% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 13% - Tap water 50% 58% - Drinking water within premises 0% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95% - Use banking services 6% 9% - Television 13% 25% - Mobile phone 8% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 11% - Car / jeep / van 2% 4% - None of these assets 61% 36% - Own their home 100% 66% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Aosungkum? ■ Aosungkum · ■ Merangmen rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.2% 74.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 887 850 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1136 941 - Working population 60.8% 60.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.2% for men and 67.5% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 80 (61%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 46 (35%) · ■ Marginal 5 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Merangmen - Moayimti 841 people - Watiyim 728 people - Medemyim 335 people - Aosenden 246 people - Aokum 116 people - Vikuto 114 people - Tsutapela 60 people All 10 villages in Merangmen ## Quick answers - How far is Aosungkum from Mokokchung? 89 km by road - What is the population of Aosungkum? 217 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aosungkum in? Mokokchung district (Merangmen sub-district), Nagaland - What is the literacy rate of Aosungkum? 71.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/mokokchung/merangmen/aosungkum/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.