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About Kharmuja Village

Kharmuja is a large village in Balijana tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,785, made up of 2,426 males and 2,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.21 hectares hectares.

Kharmuja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharmuja village
Description Value
State Assam
District Goalpara
Tehsil Balijana
Area (hectares) 358.21 hectares
Population 4,785
Male Population 2,426
Female Population 2,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharmuja compares

By the 2011 count Kharmuja is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 950 residents. Its 358.21 hectares work out to about 13 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 970.

Getting to Kharmuja

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

Kharmuja lies about 14 km from Goalpara, and the nearest railway station is Pancharatna, about 7.0 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 Kharmuja
Nearest railway station Pancharatna 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Balijana 14 km
District headquarters Goalpara 14 km
Nearest town Goālpāra 14 km

Villages closest to Kharmuja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharmuja village had a population of 4,785. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 950 residents.

Kharmuja village has 2,426 males and 2,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharmuja 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 970.

Kharmuja covers 358.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharmuja falls under Balijana tehsil of Goalpara district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kharmuja is Pancharatna, about 7.0 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 Kharmuja.

Kharmuja is about 14 km from Goalpara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharmuja is in Balijana tehsil of Goalpara district. Pancharatna is about 7.0 km away. Balijana is about 14 km away. Goalpara is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pancha Ratna (6.2 km), Simlabari (6.5 km) and Sinabari (6.5 km).

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

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