# Wakhetna Village, Bordumsa, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bordumsa, Changlang 

# Wakhetna

Wakhetna is a village in Bordumsa sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,106 people in 231 households**, the 10th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 1,106people (2011)
- 231households
- 38.6%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Wakhetna PIN code and other codes

Wakhetna falls in Bordumsa sub-district, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockBordumsa
- Census village code264371

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

## How far is Wakhetna from nearby towns?

- Bordumsa (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ)121 km by road
- Namsai (nearest town)38 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 Wakhetna?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Wakhetna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bordumsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Changlang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balinong
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Wakhetna known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tea**. Products made here include tea. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Wakhetna

Of every 100 households in Wakhetna in 2011, 17 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Wakhetna · ■ Bordumsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**28%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****19%**

**29%

Television ****17%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****44%**

**19%

Own their home ****21%**

**69%

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 Wakhetna?

■ Wakhetna · ■ Bordumsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.6%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**1010

Working population ****38.5%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.2% for men and 32.1% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 145 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (53%) · **■** Other work 30 (7%) · **■** Marginal 27 (6%)

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 Bordumsa

- Bijoypur-III Bl.I & II1,434 people
- Bordumsa H.Q.Bl.I&II1,194 people
- Bijoypur-II Bl.I - II1,173 people
- Chaimu Bl.I & II1,126 people
- Kherem Mura1,059 people
- Borkhet977 people
- Wagun Ponthai771 people
- Dirak Pothar749 people

[All 42 villages in Bordumsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/changlang/bordumsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wakhetna from Changlang?121 km by road
- What is the population of Wakhetna?1,106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wakhetna in?Changlang district (Bordumsa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Wakhetna?38.6% (Census 2011)