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About Khurkhul Village

Khurkhul is one of the larger villages in Lamshang tehsil, in the district of Imphal West, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,450, made up of 3,300 males and 3,150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1227.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khurkhul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khurkhul village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal West
Tehsil Lamshang
Pincode 795002
Area (hectares) 1227.2 hectares
Population 6,450
Male Population 3,300
Female Population 3,150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khurkhul compares

By the 2011 count Khurkhul is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 1227.2 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Khurkhul

Khurkhul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khurkhul as Available within 5 - 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 Khurkhul from other places

Khurkhul lies about 14 km from Imphal West, and the nearest railway station is Phayeng, about 12 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 Khurkhul
Tehsil headquarters Lamshang 12 km
Nearest railway station Phayeng 12 km
District headquarters Imphal West 14 km
Nearest town Imphal 15 km

Villages closest to Khurkhul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurkhul village had a population of 6,450. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Khurkhul village has 3,300 males and 3,150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurkhul has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Khurkhul is 795002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khurkhul covers 1227.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khurkhul falls under Lamshang tehsil of Imphal West district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Khurkhul is Phayeng, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khurkhul.

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

Khurkhul is in Lamshang tehsil of Imphal West district. Lamshang is about 12 km away. Phayeng is about 12 km away. Imphal West 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 Ekpan Khullen (1.8 km), Kanto (2.2 km) and Senjam Khunou (2.3 km).

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

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