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About Khantha Village

Khantha is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 255 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khantha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khantha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495004
Area (hectares) 99.65 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 255
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khantha compares

By the 2011 count Khantha is the 76th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 99.65 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Khantha

Khantha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khantha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khantha from other places

Khantha lies about 21 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 5.4 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 Khantha
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Dagori 5.4 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 21 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 21 km

Villages closest to Khantha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khantha village had a population of 502. That makes it the 76th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Khantha village has 255 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khantha has about 969 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Khantha is 495004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khantha covers 99.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khantha falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khantha is Dagori, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khantha.

Khantha is about 21 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khantha is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bilha is about 3.4 km away. Dagori is about 5.4 km away. Bilaspur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambalpuri (under 2 km), Pounsari (under 2 km) and Dokladih (under 2 km).

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

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