Village · Nafra, West Kameng # Nakhu Nakhu is a village in Nafra sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 303 people in 55 households, the 7th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%. - 303 people (2011) - 55 households - 58.4% literacy - 918 females per 1,000 males ## Nakhu PIN code and other codes Nakhu falls in Nafra sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Nafra - Census village code 261724 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nakhu from nearby towns? - Nafra (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Bomdila (district HQ) 68 km by road - Bomdila (nearest town) 68 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nakhu? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Nakhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang - ○ 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 - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nakhu known for? About 14% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nakhu Of every 100 households in Nakhu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Nakhu · ■ Nafra rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 66% - Toilet within the home 68% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 32% 69% - Tap water 94% 81% - Drinking water within premises 18% 32% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 86% - Use banking services 50% 48% - Television 6% 28% - Mobile phone 44% 32% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 7% - Car / jeep / van 7% 5% - None of these assets 54% 52% - Own their home 89% 81% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nakhu? ■ Nakhu · ■ Nafra rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.4% 51.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 958 - Working population 47.5% 49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.8% for men and 51.5% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 91 (63%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 21 (15%) · ■ Marginal 28 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nafra - Jerigaon 534 people - Upper Dzang 391 people - Dibbin 390 people - Khellong 357 people - Nachibon 292 people - Longtin 279 people - Khoina 248 people - Mathow 237 people All 34 villages in Nafra ## Quick answers - How far is Nakhu from Bomdila? 68 km by road - What is the population of Nakhu? 303 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nakhu in? West Kameng district (Nafra sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Nakhu? 58.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-kameng/nafra/nakhu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.