Kaho, Arunachal Pradesh
Kaho | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Kaho Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India Kaho Kaho (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°18′13″N 97°01′20″E / 28.30361°N 97.02222°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Anjaw district |
| Elevation | 1,240 m (4,070 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 792104 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AR |
| Vehicle registration | AR |
Kaho is a small village on the banks of the Lohit River on the India-China Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Anjaw district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.[1]
History
Area was scene of 1962 Battle of Walong.[2]
Geography
The village is at an elevation of 1,240 metres (4,070 ft). It is 580 km east of Itanagar,[3] nearly 70 km north of the district headquarters at Hawai, nearly 8 km south of the India-China Line of Actual Control, 30 km west of Diphu Pass which lies south of India-China-Myanmar tri-junction and India's easternmost point, and 10 km northeast of Kibithu block headquarter. Khao has an Indian Army checkpost.[4][5]
Kaho (on the left bank of Lohit river and to the west of Kangri Karpo or Rongto Chu valley)[2] is one of the seven villages of the Kibithu (on the right bank of Lohit River) block in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district through which the river Lohit flows and divides the scenic region into the west and east banks connected at several places by foot suspension and Bailey bridges.[5]
Minutang (Latitude 28° 11' 54" N & Longitude 96° 31' 53" E), also on the right bank of Lohit River on Kibithoo-Kaho-Minutang route nearly 5 km north of Kaho and nearly 15 km northeast of Kibithoo, is the first India-administered village on India-Tibet LAC.
Administration
As per the constitution of India and the Panchyati Raaj Act, Kaho is administrated by a sarpanch (head of village) who is the elected representative. The residents suffer from a lack of basic amenities. The village's health center is shut and children have to attend the high school in Kibithoo, located around 5 km away, on the north bank of the Lohit river. There is 24 hours power supply from the hydroelectric power station on Lohit River, which was built in 2007.[6]
Demographics
Culture
Kaho is inhabited by the Meyor community who speak Zakhring language, who are Buddhists by faith.[5]
Population
According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 65 residents and a literacy rate of 64.15%, which was lower than the 65.38% for the state of Arunachal Pradesh. Male literacy stood at 74.07% while female literacy rate was 53.85%. The village population of children aged 0–6 was 12, which makes up 18.46% of the population of the village.[5]
Tourism
Kaho will be projected as the first village of the country by team Discover FarEast with the help of district administration.[4][5] In 2025, the Kaho village on the left bank of Lohit River can be reached by a day's trek from Kibitoo[6] via the foot suspension bridge across the Lohit river. The trekking to the mountain top on LAC overlooking Chinese military post, Lohit river, Buddhist monastery, etc. are the attractions.
Transport
The nearest air connectivity is 30 km south at the Walong airstrip in Walong.[4][5]
Kibithu is connected by a blacktopped motorable road[2] which will become part of Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway, later of which is 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) from Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar along the McMahon Line,[7][8][9][10] with connection to Trans-Arunachal Highway, East-West Industrial Corridor Highway and Kibithoo along an alignment as seen here and here.[11] From Kibithu, Kaho is 10 km northeast via a foot track and foot suspension bridge across the Lohit River. There is demand to build a motorable blacktopped road and motorable bridge over the Lohit River between Kibithoo and Kaho-Minutang as part of the Arunachal Frontier Highway.
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Gokhale 2001.
- ^ a b c Well built road links Kibithu, arunachalobserver.org, 9 Dec 2024.
- ^ "Arunachal to showcase 'heroic village' near the China border".
- ^ a b c Kumar, Akshay. "Arunachal Pradesh keen to develop border tourism". www.traveltrendstoday.in. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Kaho-hidden gem in Indo-China border | Why no mechanism to monitor tourists?, arunachalobserver.org, 2025/05/04
- ^ a b Kaho-hidden gem in Indo-China border | Why no mechanism to monitor tourists?, arunachalobserver.org, 4 May 2025.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "China warns India against paving road in Arunachal". Ajay Banerjee. tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
Sources
- "Dong in Arunachal will herald millennium dawn". Rediff. 20 December 1999. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- Gokhale, Nitin A. (20 August 2001). "Dong". Outlook India. Retrieved 16 December 2012.