Village · Dirang, West Kameng
# Khassow Village

Khassow Village is a village in Dirang sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 285 people in 63 households, the 17th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.4%.
- 285 people (2011)
- 63 households
- 45.0% literacy
- 979 females per 1,000 males

## Khassow Village PIN code and other codes

Khassow Village falls in Dirang sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Dirang
- Census village code 261678

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Khassow Village from nearby towns?
- Dirang (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ) 56 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Khassow Village?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dirang Hq
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang Village
- ○ 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
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khassow Village known for?

The main crops are maize, paddy and millet. Products made here include wooden carring and bamboo basket.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Khassow Village

Of every 100 households in Khassow Village in 2011, 93 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Khassow Village · ■ Dirang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 91%
- Toilet within the home 9% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 75%
- Tap water 98% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 84%
- Use banking services 21% 31%
- Television 33% 37%
- Mobile phone 19% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 4%
- None of these assets 57% 49%
- Own their home 90% 82%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Khassow Village?

■ Khassow Village · ■ Dirang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.0% 51.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 884
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1350 1004
- Working population 60.7% 57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.6% for men and 42.1% for women. 72% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 131 (76%) · ■ Other work 41 (24%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dirang
- Khendahrong Vill. 324 people
- Yewang 324 people
- Barchipam 291 people
- Dungmanbaha 285 people
- Chug 268 people
- Rungja Village 224 people
- Mohan camp 205 people
- Lish Gompache Vill. 203 people

All 88 villages in Dirang

## Quick answers
- How far is Khassow Village from Bomdila? 56 km by road
- What is the population of Khassow Village? 285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khassow Village in? West Kameng district (Dirang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khassow Village? 45.0% (Census 2011)

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