# Shoktsen Village, Zemithang, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Zemithang, Tawang 

# Shoktsen

Shoktsen is a village in Zemithang sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **475 people in 118 households**, the 1st largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 5.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 23.4%.

- 475people (2011)
- 118households
- 5.5%literacy
- 1,074females per 1,000 males

## Shoktsen PIN code and other codes

Shoktsen falls in Zemithang sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZemithang-Dudunghar
- Census village code261377

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

## How far is Shoktsen from nearby towns?

- New Zemithang (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)101 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 Shoktsen?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shoktsen; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lumla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Shoktsen known for?

The main crops are **millet, wheat and chilly**. Products made here include shinka, shirjo and duju. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Shoktsen

Of every 100 households in Shoktsen in 2011, 96 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shoktsen · ■ Zemithang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**63%

Tap water ****100%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****62%**

**86%

Television ****1%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****24%**

**50%

Own their home ****93%**

**83%

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 Shoktsen?

■ Shoktsen · ■ Zemithang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****5.5%**

**23.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**978

Working population ****55.2%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 6.4% for men and 4.6% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (30%) · **■** Marginal 155 (59%)

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 Zemithang

- Shakti370 people
- Zemithang H.Q.336 people
- Khobleteng273 people
- Lumpo254 people

[All 18 villages in Zemithang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/zemithang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shoktsen from Tawang?101 km by road
- What is the population of Shoktsen?475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shoktsen in?Tawang district (Zemithang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shoktsen?5.5% (Census 2011)