# Old Katang Village, Khonsa, Tirap (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khonsa, Tirap 

# Old Katang

Old Katang is a village in Khonsa sub-district of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, PIN code **786630**. The 2011 Census counted **355 people in 63 households**, the 18th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 355people (2011)
- 63households
- 55.6%literacy
- 786630PIN code

## Old Katang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code786630
- Community development blockKhonsa
- Census village code264438

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

## How far is Old Katang from nearby towns?

- Khonsa (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Khonsa (district HQ)40 km by road
- Khonsa (nearest town)40 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 Old Katang?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Old Katang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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 Old Katang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and tapioca**. Products made here include bamboo chair and gale. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Old Katang

Of every 100 households in Old Katang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Old Katang · ■ 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 ****3%**

**20%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**45%

Television ****13%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****58%**

**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 Old Katang?

■ Old Katang · ■ Khonsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**910

Working population ****48.7%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 39.6% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 103 (60%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 59 (34%)

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

- Khonsa466 people
- Old Paniduria458 people
- Pullong Vill.375 people
- Noksa365 people
- New Tupi345 people
- Lamsa326 people
- Pokkom Complex312 people
- Old Lainwang265 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Old Katang?786630
- How far is Old Katang from Khonsa?40 km by road
- What is the population of Old Katang?355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Old Katang in?Tirap district (Khonsa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Old Katang?55.6% (Census 2011)