Village · Khenewa, East Kameng
# Khenewa H.Q.

Khenewa H.Q. is a village in Khenewa sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 337 people in 75 households, the 4th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.
- 337 people (2011)
- 75 households
- 61.2% literacy
- 971 females per 1,000 males

## Khenewa H.Q. PIN code and other codes

Khenewa H.Q. falls in Khenewa sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Khenewa
- Census village code 262210

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

## How far is Khenewa H.Q. from nearby towns?
- Bameng (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ) 76 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town) 76 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Khenewa H.Q.?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khenewa H.Q.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Seppa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang
- ○ 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
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Khenewa H.Q.

Of every 100 households in Khenewa H.Q. in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khenewa H.Q. · ■ Khenewa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 0%
- Toilet within the home 13% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 73%
- Tap water 96% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 99%
- Use banking services 30% 8%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 2% 5%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 91% 88%
- Own their home 72% 94%

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

## What is the population of Khenewa H.Q.?

■ Khenewa H.Q. · ■ Khenewa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.2% 51.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 1025
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 553 979
- Working population 44.2% 47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 53.8% for women. 42% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 92 (62%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 51 (34%) · ■ Marginal 5 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Khenewa
- Waii 510 people
- Jomoh 469 people
- Pordung 340 people
- Rawa 323 people
- Jokhia 289 people
- Sangbia 281 people
- Pangia 249 people

All 26 villages in Khenewa

## Quick answers
- How far is Khenewa H.Q. from Seppa? 76 km by road
- What is the population of Khenewa H.Q.? 337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khenewa H.Q. in? East Kameng district (Khenewa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khenewa H.Q.? 61.2% (Census 2011)

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