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Hawai is the district headquarters of the newly created[when?] Anjaw District in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India.

Hawai
Town
Scenery between Hawai and Kibithoo
Hawai
Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Hawai
Hawai (India)
Coordinates: 27°53′7″N 96°48′37″E
Country India
StateArunachal Pradesh
DistrictAnjaw
Government
 • TypeDistrict Panchayat
 • BodyHawai zilla panchayat
Population
 • Total982
DemonymHawaiwashi
Languages
 • OfficialEnglish|Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationAR

Location


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


"Hawai" in Kaman Mishmi dialect means "Pond". The Mishmi are the main ethnic tribe in Anjaw District.[1]


Transport


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


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


Others include Sikhism, Jainism & Other religions
Religion in Hawai [10]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 87.78%
Islam
 
 8.45%
Christianity
 
 2.44%
Buddhism
 
 1.32%
Others
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 census, 87.78% of the population is Hindu, 8.45% Muslim, 2.44% Christian and 1.32% Buddhist.


Languages


Languages spoken in Hawai Town (2011)[11]

  Mismi (38.69%)
  Nepali (16.90%)
  Bengali (10.50%)
  Hindi (6.62%)
  Assamese (6.62%)
  Others (20.67%)

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


Hawai has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Hawai. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.


Banking Facilities


The list of banks functioning in Hawai:


See also





References


  1. "Anjaw District". Archived from the original on 14 November 2006. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
  2. "Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border". Dipak Kumar Dash. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. "Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. "Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border". Ankit Panda. thediplomat.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. "Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju". Live Mint. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  6. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nat7.jpg [bare URL image file]
  7. "State map". arunachalpradesh.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. "China warns India against paving road in Arunachal". Ajay Banerjee. tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  9. "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.
  10. "Population by Religious Community". Census of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  11. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10194 [bare URL]
  12. "State Bank of India Hawai, Branch Details".

На других языках

[de] Hawai (Indien)

Hawai (Kaman-Mishmi für „Teich“[2]) ist der Hauptort des Distrikts Anjaw im indischen Bundesstaat Arunachal Pradesh. Hawai liegt auf 1296 Metern Meereshöhe am Fluss Lohit.[2] 58 Kilometer nordwestlich[2] liegt der größere Ort Hayuliang, wo 2011 1834 Personen lebten.[3]
- [en] Hawai, Arunachal Pradesh


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