# Avankhu Village, Phokhungri, Phek (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Phokhungri, Phek 

# Avankhu

Avankhu is a village in Phokhungri sub-district of Phek district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **186 people in 42 households**, the 10th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 186people (2011)
- 42households
- 10.1%literacy
- 1,214females per 1,000 males

## Avankhu PIN code and other codes

Avankhu falls in Phokhungri sub-district, Phek district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockMeluri
- Census village code267839

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

## How far is Avankhu from nearby towns?

- Phokhungri (sub-district HQ)75 km by road
- Phek (district HQ)290 km by road
- Phek Town (nearest town)290 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 Avankhu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Avankhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Phek
- ○Degree college10+ km · Phek
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○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 watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Avankhu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, chilli and gingers**. Products made here include bamboo baskets and earthen pot. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Avankhu

Of every 100 households in Avankhu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Avankhu · ■ Phokhungri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**93%

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

**82%

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

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**99%

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

**16%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**87%

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 Avankhu?

■ Avankhu · ■ Phokhungri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****10.1%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1214**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1824**

**1036

Working population ****62.4%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 14.9% for men and 5.6% for women. 69% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (11%) · **■** Marginal 50 (43%)

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 Phokhungri

- Phokhungri Hq259 people
- Mokie214 people
- Washelo200 people
- Old Thewati187 people
- Letsam135 people

[All 11 villages in Phokhungri](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/phek/phokhungri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Avankhu from Phek?290 km by road
- What is the population of Avankhu?186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Avankhu in?Phek district (Phokhungri sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Avankhu?10.1% (Census 2011)