Kaho is a small village on the banks of
Lohit River
The Lohit River, also known as the Zayul Chu by the Tibetans and Tellu by the Mishmis, is a river in China and India, which joins the Brahmaputra River in the state of Assam. It is formed in the Zayul County of the Tibet Autonomous Region, ...
at an elevation of on the India-China
LAC
Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''.
Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infes ...
in
Anjaw district
Anjaw District (Pron:/ˈændʒɔ:/) (Burmese : အန်််ကျော) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India. It was created district in 2004, by splitting off from the Lohit district under the ...
of
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...
state in
India
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. It is 580 km east of
Itanagar
Itanagar () is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The seat of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the seat of government of Arunachal Pradesh, and the seat of Gauhati High Court permanent bench at Naharlag ...
, nearly 70 km north of district headquarter at
Hawai, nearly 8 km south of India-China
LAC
Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''.
Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infes ...
, 30 km west of
Diphu Pass
Diphu Pass is a mountain pass around the area of the disputed tri-point borders of India, China, and Myanmar. Diphu Pass is also a strategic approach to eastern Arunachal Pradesh in India. It lies on the McMahon Line. It is located in Anjaw di ...
near India-China-Myanmar tri-junction, and 10 km north of
Kibithu
Kibithu, also spelled Kibithoo, is a village in Arunachal Pradesh in Anjaw district. It is one of the easternmost permanently populated towns of India, located on the LAC (line of actual control) at . It is nearly 70 km north of district headqu ...
. Nearest air connectivity is 30 km in the south at
Walong airstrip in
Walong
Walong is an administrative town and the headquarters of eponymous tehsil, circle in the Anjaw district in eastern-most part of Arunachal Pradesh state in India. It also has a small cantonment of the Indian Army. Walong is on banks of Lohit Rive ...
. The village has an
Indian Army
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check-post. Kaho will be projected as the first village of the country by team Discover FarEast with the help of district administration.
Demographics
Kaho is one of the seven villages of the Kibithoo block in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district through which the river Lohit flows and divides the scenic region into the west and east banks. They are connected at several places by foot suspension and bailey bridges.
Kaho is inhabited by the Meyor community who are Buddhists by faith. According to the 2011 census, it has a total population of 65 residents and a literacy rate of 64.15 percent, which was lower than the 65.38 percent level for the entire state of Arunachal Pradesh. In Kaho Male literacy stands at 74.07 % while female literacy rate was 53.85 %.
In Kaho village population of children with age 0-6 is 12 which makes up 18.46 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kaho village is 1097 which is higher than Arunachal Pradesh state average of 938. Child Sex Ratio for the Kaho as per census is 2000, higher than Arunachal Pradesh average of 972.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kaho village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.
The residents still continue to suffer from a lack of basic amenities. The village's health center remains shut and children have to attend the high school in Kibithoo, located around 5 kilometres away on the north bank of the Lohit river.
There is a monastery for the local Buddhist population.
Transport
The proposed Mago-
Thingbu
Thingbu is a settlement in Tawang district in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Location
It is located on the proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line, alignment map ...
to
Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the
McMahon Line
The McMahon Line is the boundary between Tibet and British India as agreed in the maps and notes exchanged by the respective plenipotentiaries on 24–25 March 1914 at Delhi, as part of the 1914 Simla Convention.
The line delimited the resp ...
,
(will intersect with the proposed
East-West Industrial Corridor Highway) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be see
herean
here
By Air - The best way to reach Tezu is to fly to Dibrugarh (Mohanbari) and then board a cab or a bus for the onward journey.
By Train - The railway station nearest to Tezu is Tinsukia Station (about 120 km away), from where you can hire a taxi or board a bus to reach Tezu.
By Road - Tezu is well connected to all major cities of Arunachal via the NH 52. There are both government and private buses available from Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Guwahati that go up to Tezu.
See also
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North-East Frontier Agency
The North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA), originally known as the North-East Frontier Tracts (NEFT), was one of the political divisions in British India, and later the Republic of India until 20 January 1972, when it became the Union Territory of ...
References
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Tibet Autonomous Region
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, China
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Kachin State
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, Burma
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Sagaing Region
Sagaing Region ( my, စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and lon ...
, Burma
, South =
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...
, Southwest =
Assam
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, West = {{flagicon, Bhutan
Eastern Zone
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Transportation
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*Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways
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, Bhutan
, Northwest =
Villages in Anjaw district
China–India border crossings