Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri
# Khach

Khach is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 339 people in 48 households, the 2nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.
- 339 people (2011)
- 48 households
- 71.2% literacy
- 926 females per 1,000 males

## Khach PIN code and other codes

Khach falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Ziro-Ii
- Census village code 264989

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

## How far is Khach from nearby towns?
- Pistana (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town) 50 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Khach?

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

### In the village
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Paniya
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Talo
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khach known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and ginger. About 17% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Khach

Of every 100 households in Khach in 2011, 100 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Khach · ■ Pistana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 91%
- Toilet within the home 27% 57%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 43%
- Tap water 100% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 90% 65%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 100% 62%
- Television 100% 25%
- Mobile phone 38% 46%
- Computer with internet 23% 2%
- Two-wheeler 40% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 17% 12%
- None of these assets 0% 29%
- Own their home 100% 96%

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

## What is the population of Khach?

■ Khach · ■ Pistana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.2% 68.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 1026
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 657 926
- Working population 20.1% 33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 63.6% for women. 29% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 20 (29%) · ■ Marginal 48 (71%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pistana
- Deed 363 people
- Pistana H.Q. 338 people
- Pochu 235 people
- Dem - II 226 people
- Bello 219 people

All 57 villages in Pistana

## Quick answers
- How far is Khach from Ziro? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Khach? 339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khach in? Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khach? 71.2% (Census 2011)

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