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About Khaigarh Village

Khaigarh is a mid sized village in Raha tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,389, made up of 668 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaigarh village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nagaon
Tehsil Raha
Pincode 782103
Area (hectares) 249.83 hectares
Population 1,389
Male Population 668
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khaigarh compares

By the 2011 count Khaigarh is the 42nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 249.83 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Khaigarh

Khaigarh 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 Khaigarh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Khaigarh from other places

Khaigarh lies about 18 km from Nagaon, and the nearest railway station is Raha, about under 2 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 Khaigarh
Nearest railway station Raha under 2 km
District headquarters Nagaon 18 km

Villages closest to Khaigarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaigarh village had a population of 1,389. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Khaigarh village has 668 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaigarh has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Khaigarh is 782103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaigarh covers 249.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaigarh falls under Raha tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Khaigarh is Raha, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khaigarh.

Khaigarh is about 18 km from Nagaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaigarh is in Raha tehsil of Nagaon district. Raha is about under 2 km away. Nagaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatigarh (under 2 km), Khahigarh (under 2 km) and Tupakuchi (under 2 km).

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

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