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About Khapri Village

Khapri is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 342 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, 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 Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 106.16 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 342
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 134th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 106.16 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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 9.1 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 3.2 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 Khapri
Nearest railway station Gatora 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 6.4 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 9.1 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 9.1 km

Villages closest to Khapri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masturi 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 705. That makes it the 134th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Khapri village has 342 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapri has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Khapri is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapri covers 106.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khapri falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khapri is Gatora, about 3.2 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 9.1 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 Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Gatora is about 3.2 km away. Masturi is about 6.4 km away. Bilaspur is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khapari (under 2 km), Darrighat (under 2 km) and Karra (1.8 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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