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About Khelma Pt Iii Village

Khelma Pt Iii is a mid sized village in Katigora tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,812, made up of 970 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares.

Khelma Pt Iii Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khelma Pt Iii village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Katigora
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 1,812
Male Population 970
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khelma Pt Iii compares

By the 2011 count Khelma Pt Iii is the 51st largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Khelma Pt Iii

Khelma Pt Iii is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khelma Pt Iii as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khelma Pt Iii from other places

Khelma Pt Iii lies about 5.6 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is New Silchar, about 2.3 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 Khelma Pt Iii
Nearest railway station New Silchar 2.3 km
Nearest town Silchar 4.5 km
District headquarters Cachar 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Katigora 18 km

Villages closest to Khelma Pt Iii

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katigora 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 Khelma Pt Iii

As per the Census of India 2011, Khelma Pt Iii village had a population of 1,812. That makes it the 51st largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Khelma Pt Iii village has 970 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khelma Pt Iii has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Khelma Pt Iii covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khelma Pt Iii falls under Katigora tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Khelma Pt Iii is New Silchar, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khelma Pt Iii.

Khelma Pt Iii is about 5.6 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khelma Pt Iii is in Katigora tehsil of Cachar district. New Silchar is about 2.3 km away. Silchar is about 4.5 km away. Cachar is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khelma Pt I (under 2 km), Khelma Pt Ii (under 2 km) and Khelma Pt Iv (under 2 km).

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

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