Village · Namsai, Lohit # Dhonekhona Dhonekhona is a village in Namsai sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 700 people in 120 households, the 5th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%. - 700 people (2011) - 120 households - 57.2% literacy - 882 females per 1,000 males ## Dhonekhona PIN code and other codes Dhonekhona falls in Namsai sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Namsai - Census village code 266532 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhonekhona from nearby towns? - Namsai (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Tezu (district HQ) 139 km by road - Tinsukia (nearest town) 85 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhonekhona? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhonekhona; 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 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Namsai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tezu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Roing - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhonekhona known for? The main crops are paddy, mustard seed and ginger. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhonekhona Of every 100 households in Dhonekhona in 2011, 68 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhonekhona · ■ Namsai rural average - Electricity for lighting 68% 40% - Toilet within the home 19% 41% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 58% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 100% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 10% 15% - Television 16% 21% - Mobile phone 26% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 28% 34% - Own their home 96% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhonekhona? ■ Dhonekhona · ■ Namsai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.2% 65.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 882 914 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 969 985 - Working population 47.4% 44.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.1% for men and 43.2% for women. 48% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 310 (93%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 21 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Namsai - Deobeel 2,149 people - Mengkenmiri 1,301 people - Bhogamur 768 people - Nanam Khamti 747 people - 2nd Mile 613 people - Manmow 605 people - Jaipur 580 people - Samuguri 521 people All 33 villages in Namsai ## Quick answers - How far is Dhonekhona from Tezu? 139 km by road - What is the population of Dhonekhona? 700 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhonekhona in? Lohit district (Namsai sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhonekhona? 57.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/namsai/dhonekhona/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.