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About Mencha Village

Mencha is a small village in Gangte tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 40 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males.

Mencha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mencha village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Gangte
Population 80
Male Population 40
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mencha compares

By the 2011 count Mencha is the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 80 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1251.

Getting to Mencha

Mencha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mencha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mencha from other places

Mencha lies about 46 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 82 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mencha
Tehsil headquarters Gangte 26 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 46 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 82 km
Nearest town North Lakhimpur 98 km

Villages closest to Mencha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangte tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mencha

As per the Census of India 2011, Mencha village had a population of 80. That makes it the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 80 residents.

Mencha village has 40 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mencha has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1251.

Mencha falls under Gangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mencha is Subansiri, about 82 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mencha.

Mencha is about 46 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mencha is in Gangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Gangte is about 26 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 46 km away. Subansiri is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bomahapa (under 2 km), Chakbang (under 2 km) and Dayam Hapa (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mencha today is likely to be higher.

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