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About Kharteng Village

Kharteng is a small village in LUMLA tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 195 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,323 females per 1000 males.

Kharteng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharteng village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil LUMLA
Population 453
Male Population 195
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,323
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 Kharteng compares

By the 2011 count Kharteng is the 5th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 294 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Kharteng

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

Kharteng lies about 11 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 95 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 Kharteng
Tehsil headquarters LUMLA 3.3 km
District headquarters Tawang 11 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 95 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 121 km

Villages closest to Kharteng

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharteng village had a population of 453. That makes it the 5th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 294 residents.

Kharteng village has 195 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharteng has about 1323 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

Kharteng falls under LUMLA tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharteng is Harisinga, about 95 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 Kharteng.

Kharteng is about 11 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharteng is in LUMLA tehsil of Tawang district. LUMLA is about 3.3 km away. Tawang is about 11 km away. Harisinga is about 95 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghar (under 2 km), Sazo (under 2 km) and Yabab (1.9 km).

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

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