About Kharkhana Village

Kharkhana is a small village in Amlarem tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 175 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhana village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Amlarem
Pincode	793109
Population	333
Male Population	175
Female Population	158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkhana compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhana is the 46th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 462 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kharkhana

Kharkhana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharkhana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kharkhana from other places

Kharkhana lies about 27 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 36 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 Kharkhana
Tehsil headquarters	Amlarem	17 km
District headquarters	Jaintia Hills	27 km
Nearest town	Jowai	31 km
Nearest railway station	Longai	36 km

Villages closest to Kharkhana

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

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Common questions about Kharkhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhana village had a population of 333. That makes it the 46th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 462 residents.

Kharkhana village has 175 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhana has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kharkhana is 793109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkhana falls under Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Kharkhana is Longai, about 36 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 10+ km distance for Kharkhana.

Kharkhana is about 27 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkhana is in Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Amlarem is about 17 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 27 km away. Jowai is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.