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About Kharigaon Village

Kharigaon is a mid sized village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 264 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharigaon village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 551
Male Population 264
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
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 Kharigaon compares

By the 2011 count Kharigaon is the 90th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kharigaon

Kharigaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharigaon 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. The nearest villages by name are Kangkalapara, Karaitolla, Kasharipara and Kasimati. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kharigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharigaon village had a population of 551. That makes it the 90th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Kharigaon village has 264 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharigaon has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kharigaon is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharigaon falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Kharigaon notes the nearest railway station 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 Kharigaon.

Kharigaon is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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