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About Khairian Village

Khairian is a small village in Naina Devi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 165 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairian village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Naina Devi
Pincode 174310
Area (hectares) 146.61 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 165
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairian compares

By the 2011 count Khairian is the 57th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 320 residents. Its 146.61 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Khairian

Khairian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khairian as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Khairian from other places

Khairian lies about 8.5 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 4.2 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 Khairian
Nearest railway station Gatora 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Naina Devi 8.5 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 8.5 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 8.5 km

Villages closest to Khairian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naina Devi 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 Khairian

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairian village had a population of 297. That makes it the 57th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 320 residents.

Khairian village has 165 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairian has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Khairian is 174310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairian covers 146.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khairian falls under Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khairian is Gatora, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance for Khairian.

Khairian is about 8.5 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairian is in Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Gatora is about 4.2 km away. Naina Devi is about 8.5 km away. Bilaspur is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilat (under 2 km), Gara (1.6 km) and Tikri (8.2 km).

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

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