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About Khanapara Village

Khanapara is a mid sized village in Umling tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,646, made up of 850 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanapara village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umling
Pincode 793111
Population 1,646
Male Population 850
Female Population 796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanapara compares

By the 2011 count Khanapara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 352 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Khanapara

Khanapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khanapara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanapara from other places

Khanapara lies about 31 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Narangi, about 9.3 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 Khanapara
Nearest railway station Narangi 9.3 km
Nearest town Guwahati 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Umling 31 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 31 km

Villages closest to Khanapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanapara village had a population of 1,646. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 352 residents.

Khanapara village has 850 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanapara has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Khanapara is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanapara falls under Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Khanapara is Narangi, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Khanapara.

Khanapara is about 31 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanapara is in Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district. Narangi is about 9.3 km away. Guwahati is about 12 km away. Umling is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanapara Hilldubi (under 2 km), Lalmati (3.1 km) and Baridua 10th Mile (3.6 km).

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

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