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About Khamar Village

Khamar is a mid sized village in Bagribari tehsil, in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 336 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783348, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhubri
Tehsil Bagribari
Pincode 783348
Area (hectares) 61.28 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 336
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khamar compares

By the 2011 count Khamar is the 105th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 61.28 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Khamar

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

Khamar lies about 27 km from Dhubri, and the nearest railway station is Bagribari, 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 Khamar
Nearest railway station Bagribari 2.3 km
Nearest town Bilāsipāra 9.9 km
District headquarters Dhubri 27 km

Villages closest to Khamar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamar village had a population of 643. That makes it the 105th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Khamar village has 336 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Khamar is 783348. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamar covers 61.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khamar falls under Bagribari tehsil of Dhubri district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Khamar is Bagribari, about 2.3 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 Khamar.

Khamar is about 27 km from Dhubri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamar is in Bagribari tehsil of Dhubri district. Bagribari is about 2.3 km away. Bilāsipāra is about 9.9 km away. Dhubri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salmara Pt I (6.0 km), Salmara Pt Ii (6.0 km) and Salmara Pt Iii (6.0 km).

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

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