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About Khellong Village

Khellong is a small village in Dirang tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 78 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males.

Khellong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khellong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Dirang
Population 147
Male Population 78
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Khellong compares

By the 2011 count Khellong is the 30th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Khellong

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

Khellong lies about 19 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 42 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 Khellong
District headquarters West Kameng 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dirang 32 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 42 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 75 km

Villages closest to Khellong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khellong village had a population of 147. That makes it the 30th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Khellong village has 78 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khellong has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Khellong falls under Dirang tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khellong is Bhalukpong, about 42 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 Khellong.

Khellong is about 19 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khellong is in Dirang tehsil of West Kameng district. West Kameng is about 19 km away. Dirang is about 32 km away. Bhalukpong is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cher Village (3.7 km), Lish Village (3.7 km) and Salari (16 km).

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

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