# Thikshi Village, Zemithang, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Zemithang, Tawang 

# Thikshi

Thikshi is a village in Zemithang sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **79 people in 18 households**, the 12th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 6.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 23.4%.

- 79people (2011)
- 18households
- 6.5%literacy
- 1,135females per 1,000 males

## Thikshi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockZemithang-Dudunghar
- Census village code261391

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

## How far is Thikshi from nearby towns?

- New Zamithang (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)92 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 Thikshi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Thikshi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Khobleteng
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lumla
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water

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 Thikshi known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Thikshi

Of every 100 households in Thikshi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thikshi · ■ Zemithang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**82%

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

**44%

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

**14%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****78%**

**86%

Television ****0%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****100%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Thikshi?

■ Thikshi · ■ Zemithang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****6.5%**

**23.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3250**

**978

Working population ****48.1%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 6.1% for men and 6.9% for women. 46% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 24 (63%) · **■** Other work 13 (34%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%)

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

- Muchut177 people
- Kelengteng131 people
- B.T.K125 people
- Gorsam103 people
- Sirdi73 people
- Dung54 people
- Brokenthang42 people
- Khebleteng18 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Thikshi from Tawang?92 km by road
- What is the population of Thikshi?79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thikshi in?Tawang district (Zemithang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thikshi?6.5% (Census 2011)