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About Kharsa Village

Kharsa is a small village in Jang tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 72 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males.

Kharsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsa village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil Jang
Population 132
Male Population 72
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharsa compares

By the 2011 count Kharsa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 703 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 627.

Getting to Kharsa

Kharsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharsa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharsa from other places

Kharsa lies about 18 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 92 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 Kharsa
Tehsil headquarters Jang under 2 km
District headquarters Tawang 18 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 92 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 109 km

Villages closest to Kharsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jang 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 Kharsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsa village had a population of 132. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 703 residents.

Kharsa village has 72 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsa has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 627.

Kharsa falls under Jang tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharsa is Bhalukpong, about 92 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kharsa.

Kharsa is about 18 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsa is in Jang tehsil of Tawang district. Jang is about under 2 km away. Tawang is about 18 km away. Bhalukpong is about 92 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Namazing (2.9 km), Nuranang Ra Iii (5.8 km) and Thongsheng (18 km).

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

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