Khonsa
Town
Khonsa is located in Arunachal Pradesh
Khonsa
Khonsa
Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Khonsa is located in India
Khonsa
Khonsa
Khonsa (India)
Coordinates: 27°01′N 95°34′E / 27.02°N 95.57°E / 27.02; 95.57
Country India
StateArunachal Pradesh
DistrictTirap
Elevation
1,215 m (3,986 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total9,229
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-AR
Vehicle registrationAR

Khonsa is the headquarters of Tirap district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It also houses Ramakrishna Sarada Mission School, Christ The King ICSE School. The Noctes, a Wancho tribe, are the indigenous population, although the town is cosmopolitan in nature, people from every Indian state can be found here. It is 43km away from Deomali Town.

Geography

Khonsa is located at 27°01′N 95°34′E / 27.02°N 95.57°E / 27.02; 95.57.[1] It has an average elevation of 1215 metres (3986 feet).

Education

Wangcha Rajkumar Government College in Deomali Town is the only college in Tirap district, it is 43km away from Khonsa.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Khonsa had a population of 9229. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Khonsa has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 65%. In Khonsa, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The majority of the people are Christians, mostly Baptist, although some are Roman Catholics. There are relatively few animists. Among Nocte Catholics, syncretism between traditional religions and Christianity is evident.[3] American-sponsored missionaries in Khonsa and neighboring districts. Christ King Catholic Church Khonsa is helping the people to grow up in spirituality.

Languages

Languages spoken in Khonsa Town (2011)[4]

  Nocte (27.24%)
  Hindi (13.37%)
  Bengali (10.15%)
  Nepali (8.29%)
  Wancho (8.21%)
  Bhojpuri (5.59%)
  Assamese (4.76%)
  Others (22.39%)

According to Census 2011, Nocte is Spoken by 2,704 people, Hindi at 1,327 people, Bengali by 1,008, Nepali by 823 people, Wancho at 799, Bhojpuri by 555 people and Assamese at 473.

See also

  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities

References

  1. ↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Khonsa, India". www.fallingrain.com.
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "arunachal2". www.neuenhofer.de.
  4. ↑ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10194


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