Kharsang
| Kharsang | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Kharsang   Kharsang Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°19′N 95°54′E / 27.32°N 95.90°ECoordinates: 27°19′N 95°54′E / 27.32°N 95.90°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Changlang |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 9,508 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 792122 |
| Telephone code | 91-3807 |
| Vehicle registration | AR 12 |
| Nearest city | Tinsukia |
| Website |
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Kharsang is a circle under the Miao sub-division of Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh. The inhabitants of the district are mainly Tangsa tribe. The district is insurgency affected.Tea plantations being the main source of income for the locals.
Connectivity
The nearest airport is 135 km, situated at Mohanbari in Dibrugarh district of the neighbouring state of Assam. The nearest railway station is at Ledo in Assam. The town is connected by road to the district headquarters at Changlang and is 140 km by road from Dibrugarh which is the nearest big city. A proposal to extent broad gauge railway track from Ledo to Kharsang through Lekhapani was on and survey was announced in 2009 railway budget.
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