Hawai | |
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Town | |
   Scenery between Hawai and Kibithoo | |
  Hawai Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India  Hawai Hawai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°53′7″N 96°48′37″E / 27.88528°N 96.81028°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Anjaw |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Panchayat |
| • Body | Hawai zilla panchayat |
| Population | |
| • Total | 982 |
| Demonym | Hawaiwashi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English|Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | AR |
Hawai is the district headquarters of the newly created[when?] Anjaw District in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India.
Location[edit]
It is located at an altitude of 1296 m above sea level on the banks of the Lohit River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River.[1]
It is nearly 50 km south of Walong airstrip, 80 km south of India-China LAC (at Kaho), and 120 km southwest of Diphu Pass near India-China-Myanmar tri-junction.
Etymology[edit]
"Hawai" in Kaman Mishmi dialect means "Pond". The Mishmi are the main ethnic tribe in Anjaw District.[1]
Transport[edit]
The 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line,[2][3][4][5] (will intersect with the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen here [6] and here.[7][8]
Demographics[edit]
As per 2011 Indian census,[9] Hawai had a population of 982 of which 625 are males while 357 are females. Population of children with age 0-6 is 83 which is 8.45% of total population of Hawai. Hawai has an average literacy rate of 80.31%, higher than the state average of 65.38% and national average of 74.04%. Male literacy rate is around 76.79%, and female literacy rate is 86.90%. The female sex ratio is 571 against state average of 938. Moreover, child sex ratio in Hawai is around 1128 compared to the state average of 972.
Religion[edit]
According to the 2011 census, 87.78% of the population is Hindu, 8.45% Muslim, 2.44% Christian and 1.32% Buddhist.
Languages[edit]
According to Census 2011, Mishmi is Spoken by 381 people, Nepali at 166 people, Bengali by 103 people, both Hindi and Assamese at 65.
Media[edit]
Hawai has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Hawai. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.
Banking Facilities[edit]
The list of banks functioning in Hawai:
- State Bank of India, Hawai[12]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Anjaw District". Archived from the original on 14 November 2006. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
- ^ "Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border". Dipak Kumar Dash. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border". Ankit Panda. thediplomat.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju". Live Mint. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nat7.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ "State map". arunachalpradesh.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "China warns India against paving road in Arunachal". Ajay Banerjee. tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Population by Religious Community". Census of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10194 [bare URL]
- ^ "State Bank of India Hawai, Branch Details".
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