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About New Khawlek Village

New Khawlek is a small village in West Bunghmun tehsil, in the district of Lunglei, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 75 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males.

New Khawlek Overview

Census 2011 figures for New Khawlek village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Lunglei
Tehsil West Bunghmun
Population 144
Male Population 75
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 New Khawlek compares

By the 2011 count New Khawlek is the 32nd largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 538 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to New Khawlek

New Khawlek is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for New Khawlek 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 New Khawlek from other places

New Khawlek lies about 54 km from Lunglei, and the nearest railway station is Sairang, about 48 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 New Khawlek
Nearest town Serchhīp 23 km
Tehsil headquarters West Bunghmun 26 km
Nearest railway station Sairang 48 km
District headquarters Lunglei 54 km

Villages closest to New Khawlek

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in West Bunghmun 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 New Khawlek

As per the Census of India 2011, New Khawlek village had a population of 144. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 538 residents.

New Khawlek village has 75 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, New Khawlek has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

New Khawlek falls under West Bunghmun tehsil of Lunglei district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to New Khawlek is Sairang, about 48 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 New Khawlek.

New Khawlek is about 54 km from Lunglei in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

New Khawlek is in West Bunghmun tehsil of Lunglei district. Serchhīp is about 23 km away. West Bunghmun is about 26 km away. Sairang is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are S Khawlek (under 2 km), Darngawn (11 km) and Thenhlum (18 km).

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

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