# Waikher Village, Kitpi Circle, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kitpi Circle, Tawang 

# Waikher

Waikher is a village in Kitpi Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **79 people in 19 households**, the 15th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 79people (2011)
- 19households
- 53.6%literacy
- 1,548females per 1,000 males

## Waikher PIN code and other codes

Waikher falls in Kitpi Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKitpi
- Census village code261532

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

## How far is Waikher from nearby towns?

- Kitpi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)18 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 Waikher?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Waikher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tawang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Waikher known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Waikher

Of every 100 households in Waikher in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Waikher · ■ Kitpi Circle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**22%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**53%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****79%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**7%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**80%

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 Waikher?

■ Waikher · ■ Kitpi Circle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1548**

**1080

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2333**

**905

Working population ****55.7%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 48.8% for women. 65% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (14%) · **■** Other work 13 (30%) · **■** Marginal 19 (43%)

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 Kitpi Circle

- Shernup94 people
- Jamkhar90 people
- Namtungtse89 people
- Bragyap81 people
- Beghar65 people
- Boksar64 people
- Lhargong58 people
- Kitpi53 people

[All 31 villages in Kitpi Circle](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/kitpi-circle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Waikher from Tawang?18 km by road
- What is the population of Waikher?79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Waikher in?Tawang district (Kitpi Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Waikher?53.6% (Census 2011)