# Khawong Village, Palin, Kurung Kumey (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palin, Kurung Kumey 

# Khawong

Khawong is a village in Palin sub-district of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **160 people in 20 households**, the 18th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 160people (2011)
- 20households
- 67.4%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Khawong PIN code and other codes

Khawong falls in Palin sub-district, Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalin
- Census village code265200

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

## How far is Khawong from nearby towns?

- Palin (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Koloriang (district HQ)79 km by road
- Palin (nearest town)11 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 Khawong?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Koloriang
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river

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.

## Homes and amenities in Khawong

Of every 100 households in Khawong in 2011, 0 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Khawong · ■ Palin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**65%

Tap water ****12%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****0%**

**57%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**10%

None of these assets ****56%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Khawong?

■ Khawong · ■ Palin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****562**

**932

Working population ****36.9%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 50.7% for women. 33% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (5%) · **■** Other work 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 11 (19%)

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 Palin

- Hallang197 people
- Amji185 people
- Pania184 people
- Tongrung169 people
- Redeng158 people
- Lumba155 people
- Eichang151 people
- Robo147 people

[All 71 villages in Palin](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/kurung-kumey/palin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khawong from Koloriang?79 km by road
- What is the population of Khawong?160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khawong in?Kurung Kumey district (Palin sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khawong?67.4% (Census 2011)