Village · Jang, Tawang # Kharsa Kharsa is a village in Jang sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 559 people in 102 households, the 4th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 559 people (2011) - 102 households - 49.8% literacy - 689 females per 1,000 males ## Kharsa PIN code and other codes Kharsa falls in Jang sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Jang-Thingbu - Census village code 261555 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kharsa from nearby towns? - Jang (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kharsa? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kharsa; 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 - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tawang - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 23 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kharsa known for? The main crops are maize, millet and wheat. Products made here include local bags, local coat and local gown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kharsa Of every 100 households in Kharsa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Kharsa · ■ Jang rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 90% - Toilet within the home 100% 88% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 11% - Tap water 100% 82% - Drinking water within premises 37% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 24% 31% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 76% 67% - Use banking services 82% 68% - Television 65% 57% - Mobile phone 30% 35% - Computer with internet 6% 2% - Two-wheeler 3% 3% - Car / jeep / van 10% 8% - None of these assets 24% 29% - Own their home 83% 60% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kharsa? ■ Kharsa · ■ Jang rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.8% 60.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 689 667 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 885 989 - Working population 33.6% 51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.1% for men and 44.9% for women. 37% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 67 (36%) · ■ Other work 118 (63%) · ■ Marginal 3 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jang - Dungse 1,770 people - Yuthumbu 1,363 people - Namazing 664 people - Marmang 497 people - Nuranang RA - III 368 people - Kharsa 132 people - Thongsheng 127 people All 8 villages in Jang ## Quick answers - How far is Kharsa from Tawang? 38 km by road - What is the population of Kharsa? 559 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharsa in? Tawang district (Jang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kharsa? 49.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/jang/kharsa-261555/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.