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About Kharang Kong Village

Kharang Kong is a mid sized village in Margherita tehsil, in the district of Tinsukia, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 317 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786182, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharang Kong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharang Kong village
Description Value
State Assam
District Tinsukia
Tehsil Margherita
Pincode 786182
Area (hectares) 267.32 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 317
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharang Kong compares

By the 2011 count Kharang Kong is the 138th largest of the 309 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 267.32 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kharang Kong

Kharang Kong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharang Kong as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kharang Kong from other places

Kharang Kong lies about 48 km from Tinsukia, and the nearest railway station is Ledo, about 13 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 Kharang Kong
Nearest railway station Ledo 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Margherita 18 km
District headquarters Tinsukia 48 km

Villages closest to Kharang Kong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Margherita 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 Kharang Kong

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharang Kong village had a population of 657. That makes it the 138th largest of the 309 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Kharang Kong village has 317 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharang Kong has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kharang Kong is 786182. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharang Kong covers 267.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharang Kong falls under Margherita tehsil of Tinsukia district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kharang Kong is Ledo, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kharang Kong.

Kharang Kong is about 48 km from Tinsukia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharang Kong is in Margherita tehsil of Tinsukia district. Ledo is about 13 km away. Margherita is about 18 km away. Tinsukia is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lekhapani Nadi Kash (5.6 km), Lekhapani Nepali (5.6 km) and Kamba Gaon (6.8 km).

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

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