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

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Village · Lekang, Lohit 

# Nongkhon

Nongkhon is a village in Lekang sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 97 households**, the 23rd largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 551people (2011)
- 97households
- 79.0%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Nongkhon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLekang
- Census village code266630

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

## How far is Nongkhon from nearby towns?

- Lekang (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)158 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 Nongkhon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 · Mahadevpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Doomdooma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 10 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 Nongkhon 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 Nongkhon

Of every 100 households in Nongkhon in 2011, 80 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nongkhon · ■ Lekang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****24%**

**27%

Television ****30%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Nongkhon?

■ Nongkhon · ■ Lekang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**72.4%

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

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**1003

Working population ****47.2%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 66.5% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (9%) · **■** Marginal 235 (90%)

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

- Sitpani Miri596 people
- Kumari Khamti589 people
- Kathalguri566 people
- Silatoo Khamti554 people
- Dumsi525 people
- Kharira Chuk519 people
- Adivasi Chuk500 people
- Dirak Miri479 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nongkhon from Tezu?158 km by road
- What is the population of Nongkhon?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongkhon in?Lohit district (Lekang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nongkhon?79.0% (Census 2011)