# Mekirang Village, Bhandari, Wokha (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhandari, Wokha 

# Mekirang

Mekirang is a village in Bhandari sub-district of Wokha district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **154 people in 38 households**, the 24th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 154people (2011)
- 38households
- 78.1%literacy
- 812females per 1,000 males

## Mekirang PIN code and other codes

Mekirang falls in Bhandari sub-district, Wokha district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockBhandari
- Census village code267428

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

## How far is Mekirang from nearby towns?

- Bhandari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Wokha (district HQ)80 km by road
- Wokha (nearest town)80 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 Mekirang?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mekirang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wokha Town
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wokha Town
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Mekirang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, chilli and maize**. Products made here include mat and bamboo fan. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mekirang

Of every 100 households in Mekirang in 2011, 6 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mekirang · ■ Bhandari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**33%

Tap water ****48%**

**18%

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

**8%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**25%

Own their home ****82%**

**87%

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 Mekirang?

■ Mekirang · ■ Bhandari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****812**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2400**

**932

Working population ****79.9%**

**60.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 78.9% for women. 87% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (29%) · **■** Marginal 21 (17%)

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 Bhandari

- Koro193 people
- Liowokha185 people
- Mongphio182 people
- Alikhum170 people
- Liowokha146 people
- Yanmhon139 people
- Lishuyo137 people
- Koro123 people

[All 31 villages in Bhandari](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/wokha/bhandari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mekirang from Wokha?80 km by road
- What is the population of Mekirang?154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekirang in?Wokha district (Bhandari sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Mekirang?78.1% (Census 2011)