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About Kharuajan Village

Kharuajan is a large village in Barama tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,230, made up of 1,121 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781346, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharuajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharuajan village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Barama
Pincode 781346
Area (hectares) 372.91 hectares
Population 2,230
Male Population 1,121
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharuajan compares

By the 2011 count Kharuajan is the 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 372.91 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kharuajan

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

Kharuajan lies about 8.7 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Kaithalkuchi, about 12 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 Kharuajan
Tehsil headquarters Barama 3.3 km
District headquarters Baksa 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Kaithalkuchi 12 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 16 km

Villages closest to Kharuajan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharuajan village had a population of 2,230. That makes it the 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Kharuajan village has 1,121 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharuajan has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kharuajan is 781346. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharuajan covers 372.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharuajan falls under Barama tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kharuajan is Kaithalkuchi, about 12 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 Kharuajan.

Kharuajan is about 8.7 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharuajan is in Barama tehsil of Baksa district. Barama is about 3.3 km away. Baksa is about 8.7 km away. Kaithalkuchi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhara (under 2 km), Kharua (under 2 km) and Borjhar (3.0 km).

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

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