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About Khairwar Village

Khairwar is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,338, made up of 680 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairwar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495330
Area (hectares) 307.62 hectares
Population 1,338
Male Population 680
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairwar compares

By the 2011 count Khairwar is the 38th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 307.62 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 975.

Getting to Khairwar

Khairwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khairwar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khairwar from other places

Khairwar lies about 46 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 38 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 Khairwar
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Belha 38 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 46 km

Villages closest to Khairwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairwar village had a population of 1,338. That makes it the 38th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Khairwar village has 680 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairwar has about 968 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 975.

The pincode recorded for Khairwar is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairwar covers 307.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khairwar falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khairwar is Belha, about 38 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khairwar.

Khairwar is about 46 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairwar is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 3.9 km away. Belha is about 38 km away. Bilaspur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rehuta (1.8 km), Lachhanpur (1.8 km) and Palchua (1.8 km).

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

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