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About Khangra Village

Khangra is a large village in Chenga tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,401, made up of 1,684 males and 1,717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khangra village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Chenga
Pincode 781305
Area (hectares) 160.8 hectares
Population 3,401
Male Population 1,684
Female Population 1,717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khangra compares

By the 2011 count Khangra is the 9th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents. Its 160.8 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Khangra

Khangra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khangra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khangra from other places

Khangra lies about 19 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Tihu, about 24 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 Khangra
Tehsil headquarters Chenga 19 km
District headquarters Barpeta 19 km
Nearest railway station Tihu 24 km

Villages closest to Khangra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khangra village had a population of 3,401. That makes it the 9th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents.

Khangra village has 1,684 males and 1,717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khangra has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Khangra is 781305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khangra covers 160.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khangra falls under Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Khangra is Tihu, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Khangra.

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

Khangra is in Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district. Chenga is about 19 km away. Barpeta is about 19 km away. Tihu is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar Chenga (3.3 km), Saru Chenga (3.3 km) and Niz Chenga (4.2 km).

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

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