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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°E / 27.02; 95.57. 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, 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. 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.
See also
Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities
References
External links
Preaching in India's Northeast for Cultural Preservation
Khonsa Catholic Parish
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Qarin
- Daftar kode pos di India
- Daftar kota sensus di India tahun 2001
- Daftar kota sensus di India tahun 2011
- Khonsa
- Khonsa ambush
- Tirap district
- Khonsa East Assembly constituency
- List of districts of Arunachal Pradesh
- Khonsa West Assembly constituency
- List of cities in Arunachal Pradesh by population
- List of districts in India
- Nokmey Namati
- Arunachal Pradesh
