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About Kharungmet Village

Kharungmet is a small village in Bongkhar tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 10 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males.

Kharungmet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharungmet village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil Bongkhar
Population 18
Male Population 10
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Kharungmet compares

By the 2011 count Kharungmet is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 90 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1194.

Getting to Kharungmet

Kharungmet is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharungmet 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 Kharungmet from other places

Kharungmet 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 Kharungmet
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 Kharungmet

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.

Common questions about Kharungmet

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharungmet village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 90 residents.

Kharungmet village has 10 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharungmet has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1194.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharungmet 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 Kharungmet.

Kharungmet 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.

Kharungmet 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.

The closest recorded villages are Kharung (under 2 km), Kharungdong (under 2 km) and Thangarkharung (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kharungmet today is likely to be higher.

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