# Khowji Village, Lekang, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lekang, Lohit 

# Khowji

Khowji is a village in Lekang sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **970 people in 172 households**, the 5th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 970people (2011)
- 172households
- 81.9%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Khowji PIN code and other codes

Khowji falls in Lekang sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockLekang
- Census village code266647

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

## How far is Khowji from nearby towns?

- Lekang (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)167 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 Khowji?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Old Mohong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Doomdooma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Khowji known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Khowji

Of every 100 households in Khowji in 2011, 50 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khowji · ■ Lekang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**47%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**70%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****23%**

**27%

Television ****20%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Khowji?

■ Khowji · ■ Lekang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**1003

Working population ****38.8%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 73.6% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (37%) · **■** Household industry 22 (6%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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 Lekang

- Lekang H.Q.1,536 people
- New Mohong1,384 people
- Kaupatani1,227 people
- Mahadevpur - I1,144 people
- Mahadevpur-IV935 people
- Mohong Old888 people
- Sitapani Moran835 people
- Old Mohong II755 people

[All 54 villages in Lekang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/lekang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khowji from Tezu?167 km by road
- What is the population of Khowji?970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khowji in?Lohit district (Lekang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khowji?81.9% (Census 2011)