About Kharung Village

Kharung is a small village in Bongkhar tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 115 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males.

Kharung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharung village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Tawang
Tehsil	Bongkhar
Population	235
Male Population	115
Female Population	120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharung compares

By the 2011 count Kharung is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 90 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1194.

Getting to Kharung

Kharung is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharung as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharung from other places

Kharung lies about 8.9 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 90 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kharung
Tehsil headquarters	Bongkhar	8.9 km
District headquarters	Tawang	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Harisinga	90 km
Nearest town	Dhekiajuli	115 km

Villages closest to Kharung

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bongkhar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kharung

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharung village had a population of 235. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 90 residents.

Kharung village has 115 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharung has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1194.

Kharung falls under Bongkhar tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharung is Harisinga, about 90 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharung.

Kharung is about 8.9 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharung is in Bongkhar tehsil of Tawang district. Bongkhar is about 8.9 km away. Tawang is about 8.9 km away. Harisinga is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.