Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang # Khinmey Khinmey is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 99 people in 19 households, the 27th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 99 people (2011) - 19 households - 48.3% literacy - 1,415 females per 1,000 males ## Khinmey PIN code and other codes Khinmey falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Tawang - Census village code 261506 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khinmey from nearby towns? - Tawang (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Tawang (district HQ) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khinmey? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Khinmey; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker 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 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Khinmey known for? The main crops are millet, maize and potato. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khinmey Of every 100 households in Khinmey in 2011, 85 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Khinmey · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Electricity for lighting 85% 94% - Toilet within the home 85% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 15% 14% - Tap water 90% 78% - Drinking water within premises 55% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 70% 55% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 30% 42% - Use banking services 95% 85% - Television 80% 62% - Mobile phone 10% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 2% - Car / jeep / van 5% 10% - None of these assets 20% 24% - Own their home 100% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khinmey? ■ Khinmey · ■ Tawang Circle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 48.3% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1415 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 1004 - Working population 52.5% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.0% for men and 40.7% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (17%) · ■ Other work 8 (15%) · ■ Marginal 31 (60%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle - Bumteng 114 people - Lebrang 107 people - Khartoth 103 people - Khinmey Gonpa 103 people - Yusum 96 people - Famla 88 people - Bomba 85 people - Dharmakang 83 people All 77 villages in Tawang Circle ## Quick answers - How far is Khinmey from Tawang? 18 km by road - What is the population of Khinmey? 99 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khinmey in? Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khinmey? 48.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/khinmey/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.