Village · Kitpi Circle, Tawang
# Khrimu

Khrimu is a village in Kitpi Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 596 people in 148 households, the 1st largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.
- 596 people (2011)
- 148 households
- 44.5% literacy
- 1,027 females per 1,000 males

## Khrimu PIN code and other codes

Khrimu falls in Kitpi Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Kitpi
- Census village code 261547

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

## How far is Khrimu from nearby towns?
- Kitpi (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ) 22 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Khrimu?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Khrimu; 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
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market 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 under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khrimu known for?

The main crops are wheat, potato and maize. Products made here include nyomchopa, khanjar and tengkim.

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

## Homes and amenities in Khrimu

Of every 100 households in Khrimu in 2011, 89 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Khrimu · ■ Kitpi Circle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 96%
- Toilet within the home 68% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 29% 22%
- Tap water 64% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 45% 22%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 86% 46%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 14% 53%
- Use banking services 80% 90%
- Television 56% 54%
- Mobile phone 44% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 7%
- None of these assets 12% 26%
- Own their home 64% 80%

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

## What is the population of Khrimu?

■ Khrimu · ■ Kitpi Circle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 44.5% 54.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1027 1080
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 660 905
- Working population 51.0% 52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.2% for men and 39.3% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 67 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 218 (72%) · ■ Marginal 18 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kitpi Circle
- Bomdir Basti 235 people
- Kitpi II 210 people
- Namet 150 people
- Audung 145 people

All 31 villages in Kitpi Circle

## Quick answers
- How far is Khrimu from Tawang? 22 km by road
- What is the population of Khrimu? 596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khrimu in? Tawang district (Kitpi Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khrimu? 44.5% (Census 2011)

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