Khonsa Explained

Khonsa
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Arunachal Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates:27.02°N 95.57°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arunachal Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tirap
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:1215
Population Total:9229
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:AR
Iso Code:IN-AR

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 27.02°N 95.57°W.[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

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

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

References

  1. Web site: Maps, Weather, and Airports for Khonsa, India. www.fallingrain.com.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 16 June 2004. 1 November 2008. Census Commission of India.
  3. Web site: Eine Reise durch das südliche Arunachal . www.neuenhofer.de . de . 2 March 2024.

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