# Khowathong Village, Khonsa, Tirap (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khonsa, Tirap 

# Khowathong

Khowathong is a village in Khonsa sub-district of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, PIN code **786630**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 25 households**, the 34th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 158people (2011)
- 25households
- 64.6%literacy
- 786630PIN code

## Khowathong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khowathong is 786630.** Khowathong falls in Khonsa sub-district, Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- PIN code786630
- Community development blockKhonsa
- Census village code264461

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

## How far is Khowathong from nearby towns?

- Khonsa (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Khonsa (district HQ)32 km by road
- Khonsa (nearest town)32 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 Khowathong?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Khowathong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khonsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deomali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naharkatia
- ○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)24 h summer · 24 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 Khowathong known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and arum**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Khowathong

Of every 100 households in Khowathong in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khowathong · ■ Khonsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

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

**97%

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

**2%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**20%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**45%

Television ****19%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Khowathong?

■ Khowathong · ■ Khonsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**910

Working population ****51.3%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 58.7% for women. 45% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 80 (99%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%)

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 Khonsa

- Luthong186 people
- New Lainwang174 people
- Laptang173 people
- Pansumthong171 people
- Sumsipathar157 people
- RWD Complex155 people
- Sangtheng136 people
- Jadthung99 people

[All 52 villages in Khonsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tirap/khonsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khowathong?786630
- How far is Khowathong from Khonsa?32 km by road
- What is the population of Khowathong?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khowathong in?Tirap district (Khonsa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khowathong?64.6% (Census 2011)