Village · Monyakshu, Mon
# Pesao

Pesao is a village in Monyakshu sub-district of Mon district, Nagaland, PIN code 798603. The 2011 Census counted 3,395 people in 591 households, the 3rd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 42.6%.
- 3,395 people (2011)
- 591 households
- 27.1% literacy
- 798603 PIN code

## Pesao PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pesao is 798603. Pesao falls in Monyakshu sub-district, Mon district, Nagaland.
- PIN code 798603
- Community development block Tobu
- Census village code 267093

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pesao from nearby towns?
- Monyakshu (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Mon (district HQ) 140 km by road
- Mon (nearest town) 140 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pesao?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mon
- ○ 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

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pesao known for?

The main crops are maize, millet and paddy. Products made here include wood craft, bamboo craft and cane furniture.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pesao

Of every 100 households in Pesao in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pesao · ■ Monyakshu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 2%
- Toilet within the home 3% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 71%
- Tap water 100% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 0% 4%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 5% 12%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 94% 73%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pesao?

■ Pesao · ■ Monyakshu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 27.1% 42.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 911 894
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 856 924
- Working population 63.4% 58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.1% for men and 17.4% for women. 63% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1,385 (64%) · ■ Farm labourers 252 (12%) · ■ Household industry 7 (0%) · ■ Other work 28 (1%) · ■ Marginal 482 (22%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Monyakshu
- Monyakshu Village 6,886 people
- Changlangshu 5,492 people
- Yongkhao 2,402 people
- Bumei S/Comp. 1,130 people
- Changlu 968 people
- Meinchangle 758 people

All 12 villages in Monyakshu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pesao? 798603
- How far is Pesao from Mon? 140 km by road
- What is the population of Pesao? 3,395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pesao in? Mon district (Monyakshu sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Pesao? 27.1% (Census 2011)

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