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About Khirsi Village

Khirsi is a small village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 71 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khirsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirsi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Jhanduta
Pincode 174031
Area (hectares) 21.57 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 71
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khirsi compares

By the 2011 count Khirsi is the 167th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 21.57 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Khirsi

Khirsi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khirsi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khirsi from other places

Khirsi lies about 18 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jairamnagar, about 8.2 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 Khirsi
Nearest railway station Jairamnagar 8.2 km
Nearest town Akaltara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanduta 18 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 18 km

Villages closest to Khirsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirsi village had a population of 146. That makes it the 167th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Khirsi village has 71 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirsi has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Khirsi is 174031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khirsi covers 21.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khirsi falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khirsi is Jairamnagar, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khirsi.

Khirsi is about 18 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirsi is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Jairamnagar is about 8.2 km away. Akaltara is about 17 km away. Jhanduta 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 Malari (7.7 km), Bohar (7.9 km) and Nand (10 km).

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

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