Village · Lhou, Tawang # Tsewkhar/DHPD colony Tsewkhar/DHPD colony is a village in Lhou sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 279 people in 30 households, the 5th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.3%. - 279 people (2011) - 30 households - 46.7% literacy - 86 females per 1,000 males ## Tsewkhar/DHPD colony PIN code and other codes Tsewkhar/DHPD colony falls in Lhou sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261562 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tsewkhar/DHPD colony from nearby towns? - Lhou (sub-district HQ) 2 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 Tsewkhar/DHPD colony? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Tsewkhar/DHPD colony; 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 ### 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 - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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 Tsewkhar/DHPD colony known for? The main crops are millet, wheat and maize. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and namlham. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tsewkhar/DHPD colony Of every 100 households in Tsewkhar/DHPD colony in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 37 a car. ■ Tsewkhar/DHPD colony · ■ Lhou rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 96% - Toilet within the home 100% 92% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 4% - Tap water 95% 64% - Drinking water within premises 95% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 95% 31% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 5% 68% - Use banking services 90% 32% - Television 84% 39% - Mobile phone 95% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 37% 5% - None of these assets 0% 44% - Own their home 5% 85% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tsewkhar/DHPD colony? ■ Tsewkhar/DHPD colony · ■ Lhou rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 46.7% 41.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 86 546 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 924 - Working population 93.9% 69.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.7% for men and 85.0% for women. 97% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 262 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lhou - Jangda 682 people - Shyro 636 people - Paigong 462 people - Khamba 352 people - Grelleng 258 people - Surbu/Tseretse 193 people - Rengyang 180 people - Lhoudung 176 people All 25 villages in Lhou ## Quick answers - How far is Tsewkhar/DHPD colony from Tawang? 22 km by road - What is the population of Tsewkhar/DHPD colony? 279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tsewkhar/DHPD colony in? Tawang district (Lhou sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tsewkhar/DHPD colony? 46.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/lhou/tsewkhar-dhpd-colony/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.