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About Khamargaon Village

Khamargaon is a mid sized village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 480 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Jagdalpur
Pincode 494001
Area (hectares) 258.02 hectares
Population 943
Male Population 480
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khamargaon compares

By the 2011 count Khamargaon is the 41st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 258.02 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Khamargaon

Khamargaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khamargaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khamargaon from other places

Khamargaon lies about 23 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Nakti Semara, about 4.4 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 Khamargaon
Nearest railway station Nakti Semara 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdalpur 9.1 km
District headquarters Bastar 23 km

Villages closest to Khamargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamargaon village had a population of 943. That makes it the 41st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Khamargaon village has 480 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamargaon has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Khamargaon is 494001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamargaon covers 258.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khamargaon falls under Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khamargaon is Nakti Semara, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Khamargaon is about 23 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamargaon is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district. Nakti Semara is about 4.4 km away. Jagdalpur is about 9.1 km away. Bastar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morathpalli (under 2 km), Palli (under 2 km) and Babusemra (2.0 km).

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

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