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About Rongkhelan Village

Rongkhelan is a small village in Donka tehsil, in the district of Karbi Anglong, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 161 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rongkhelan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rongkhelan village
Description Value
State Assam
District Karbi Anglong
Tehsil Donka
Pincode 782448
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 161
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rongkhelan compares

By the 2011 count Rongkhelan is the 282nd largest of the 534 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 507 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Rongkhelan

Rongkhelan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rongkhelan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rongkhelan from other places

Rongkhelan lies about 29 km from Karbi Anglong. 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 Rongkhelan
Nearest town Diphu 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Donka 29 km
District headquarters Karbi Anglong 29 km

Villages closest to Rongkhelan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rongkhelan village had a population of 292. That makes it the 282nd largest of the 534 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 507 residents.

Rongkhelan village has 161 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rongkhelan has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Rongkhelan is 782448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rongkhelan covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rongkhelan falls under Donka tehsil of Karbi Anglong district in Assam.

The census record for Rongkhelan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rongkhelan.

Rongkhelan is about 29 km from Karbi Anglong in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rongkhelan is in Donka tehsil of Karbi Anglong district. Diphu is about 1.8 km away. Donka is about 29 km away. Karbi Anglong is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rongphelang (under 2 km), Beltola (under 2 km) and Jengkha Ronghang Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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