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About Khapri Village

Khapri is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 179 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, 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 Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 77.19 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 179
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khapri compares

By the 2011 count Khapri is the 178th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 77.19 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 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 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 44 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 Khapri
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Belha 38 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 44 km

Villages closest to Khapri

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 Khapri

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapri village had a population of 354. That makes it the 178th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Khapri village has 179 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapri has about 978 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 Khapri is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapri covers 77.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khapri falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khapri 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 Khapri.

Khapri is about 44 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 Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 4.4 km away. Belha is about 38 km away. Bilaspur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalakapa (under 2 km), Lachhanpur (under 2 km) and Deori (under 2 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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