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About Kherapara Nokat Village

Kherapara Nokat is a small village in Dalu tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 115 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherapara Nokat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherapara Nokat village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Dalu
Pincode 794103
Population 228
Male Population 115
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherapara Nokat compares

By the 2011 count Kherapara Nokat is the 94th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kherapara Nokat

Kherapara Nokat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kherapara Nokat 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kherapara Nokat from other places

Kherapara Nokat lies about 29 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 78 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 Kherapara Nokat
Tehsil headquarters Dalu 15 km
Nearest town Tura 19 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 29 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 78 km

Villages closest to Kherapara Nokat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalu 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 Kherapara Nokat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherapara Nokat village had a population of 228. That makes it the 94th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Kherapara Nokat village has 115 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherapara Nokat has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kherapara Nokat is 794103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherapara Nokat falls under Dalu tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Kherapara Nokat is Mendipathar, about 78 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kherapara Nokat.

Kherapara Nokat is about 29 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherapara Nokat is in Dalu tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Dalu is about 15 km away. Tura is about 19 km away. West Garo Hills is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherapara Alda (under 2 km), Kherapara Songma (under 2 km) and Korapara (under 2 km).

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

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