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About Khapri Village

Khapri is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 351 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 232.16 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 351
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khapri compares

By the 2011 count Khapri is the 72nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 232.16 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 Khapri

Khapri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khapri 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 Khapri from other places

Khapri lies about 28 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 3.9 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 Khapri
Nearest railway station Nipania 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 12 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 18 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Khapri

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 Khapri

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapri village had a population of 697. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Khapri village has 351 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapri has about 986 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 Khapri is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapri covers 232.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khapri falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khapri is Nipania, about 3.9 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 Khapri.

Khapri is about 28 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapri is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Nipania is about 3.9 km away. Bilha is about 12 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churaghat (3.0 km), Ghoghara (3.6 km) and Udantal (3.7 km).

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

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