Village · Khenewa, East Kameng
# Waii

Waii is a village in Khenewa sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 510 people in 86 households, the 1st largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.
- 510 people (2011)
- 86 households
- 70.3% literacy
- 1,107 females per 1,000 males

## Waii PIN code and other codes

Waii falls in Khenewa sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Khenewa
- Census village code 262199

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

## How far is Waii from nearby towns?
- Bameng (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Seppa (district HQ) 51 km by road
- Seppa (nearest town) 51 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Waii?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Waii; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Public library 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
- ○ 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
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking 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 Waii

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

■ Waii · ■ Khenewa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 0%
- Toilet within the home 100% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 73%
- Tap water 100% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 8%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 0% 5%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 98% 88%
- Own their home 100% 94%

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

## What is the population of Waii?

■ Waii · ■ Khenewa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.3% 51.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1107 1025
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 793 979
- Working population 39.0% 47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 63.7% for women. 38% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 28 (14%) · ■ Marginal 170 (85%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Khenewa
- Jomoh 469 people
- Pordung 340 people
- Khenewa H.Q. 337 people
- Rawa 323 people

All 26 villages in Khenewa

## Quick answers
- How far is Waii from Seppa? 51 km by road
- What is the population of Waii? 510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Waii in? East Kameng district (Khenewa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Waii? 70.3% (Census 2011)

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