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About Khargaon Village

Khargaon is a mid sized village in Kokrajhar tehsil, in the district of Chirang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,897, made up of 962 males and 935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khargaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Chirang
Tehsil Kokrajhar
Pincode 783370
Area (hectares) 197.14 hectares
Population 1,897
Male Population 962
Female Population 935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khargaon compares

By the 2011 count Khargaon is the 21st largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 950 residents. Its 197.14 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Khargaon

Khargaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khargaon 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khargaon from other places

Khargaon lies about 22 km from Chirang, and the nearest railway station is Salakati, 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 Khargaon
Nearest railway station Salakati 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokrajhar 18 km
District headquarters Chirang 22 km

Villages closest to Khargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khargaon village had a population of 1,897. That makes it the 21st largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 950 residents.

Khargaon village has 962 males and 935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khargaon has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Khargaon is 783370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khargaon covers 197.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khargaon falls under Kokrajhar tehsil of Chirang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Khargaon is Salakati, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Khargaon.

Khargaon is about 22 km from Chirang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khargaon is in Kokrajhar tehsil of Chirang district. Salakati is about 12 km away. Kokrajhar is about 18 km away. Chirang is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakhin Karigaon (under 2 km), Harigaon (under 2 km) and Karigaon (under 2 km).

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

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