# Khet Village, Mukto Circle, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Mukto Circle, Tawang 

# Khet

Khet is a village in Mukto Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,147 people in 176 households**, the 1st largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.7%.

- 1,147people (2011)
- 176households
- 38.2%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Khet PIN code and other codes

Khet falls in Mukto Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockMukto-Bongkhar
- Census village code261585

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

## How far is Khet from nearby towns?

- Mukto (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)79 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 Khet?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Khet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Khet known for?

The main crops are **millet, maize and wheat**. Products made here include bamboo made carpet and wood carving. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Khet

Of every 100 households in Khet in 2011, 81 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khet · ■ Mukto Circle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**8%

Tap water ****62%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****49%**

**40%

Television ****15%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****75%**

**56%

Own their home ****99%**

**87%

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 Khet?

■ Khet · ■ Mukto Circle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.2%**

**44.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1137**

**957

Working population ****48.0%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.6% for men and 26.7% for women. 44% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 144 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (7%) · **■** Marginal 360 (65%)

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 Mukto Circle

- Mukto Village727 people
- Gongkhar545 people
- Sherjong Mukto H.Q.446 people
- Gyandong366 people

[All 7 villages in Mukto Circle](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/mukto-circle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khet from Tawang?79 km by road
- What is the population of Khet?1,147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khet in?Tawang district (Mukto Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khet?38.2% (Census 2011)