# New.Khawlek Village, West Bunghmun, Lunglei (Mizoram)

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Village · West Bunghmun, Lunglei 

# New.Khawlek

New.Khawlek is a village in West Bunghmun sub-district of Lunglei district, Mizoram. The 2011 Census counted **144 people in 30 households**, the 32nd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 144people (2011)
- 30households
- 96.7%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## New.Khawlek PIN code and other codes

New.Khawlek falls in West Bunghmun sub-district, Lunglei district, Mizoram.

- Community development blockWest Bunghmun
- Census village code271427

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

## How far is New.Khawlek from nearby towns?

- W.Bunghmun (sub-district HQ)73 km by road
- Lunglei (district HQ)82 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 New.Khawlek?

9 services counted by the Census are inside New.Khawlek; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lunglei
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lunglei
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lunglei
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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.

## Homes and amenities in New.Khawlek

Of every 100 households in New.Khawlek in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ New.Khawlek · ■ West Bunghmun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**43%

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

**61%

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

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****60%**

**15%

Television ****57%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 New.Khawlek?

■ New.Khawlek · ■ West Bunghmun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.7%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2143**

**929

Working population ****64.6%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 98.1% for women. 77% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 60 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 31 (33%)

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 West Bunghmun

- Kawnpui W192 people
- Phainuam187 people
- Kawlhawk162 people
- Lokisuri154 people
- Hmundo142 people
- S.Khawlek127 people
- Tleu102 people

[All 40 villages in West Bunghmun](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lunglei/west-bunghmun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is New.Khawlek from Lunglei?82 km by road
- What is the population of New.Khawlek?144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New.Khawlek in?Lunglei district (West Bunghmun sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of New.Khawlek?96.7% (Census 2011)