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About Kharsi Kanaitan Village

Kharsi Kanaitan is a small village in Namhol tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 136 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsi Kanaitan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsi Kanaitan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Namhol
Pincode 174033
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 136
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharsi Kanaitan compares

By the 2011 count Kharsi Kanaitan is the 43rd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kharsi Kanaitan

Kharsi Kanaitan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharsi Kanaitan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharsi Kanaitan from other places

Kharsi Kanaitan lies about 33 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 27 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 Kharsi Kanaitan
Nearest town Bhelai 23 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Namhol 33 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 33 km

Villages closest to Kharsi Kanaitan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Namhol 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 Kharsi Kanaitan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsi Kanaitan village had a population of 261. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kharsi Kanaitan village has 136 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsi Kanaitan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kharsi Kanaitan is 174033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsi Kanaitan covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharsi Kanaitan falls under Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharsi Kanaitan is Gevra Road, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kharsi Kanaitan.

Kharsi Kanaitan is about 33 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsi Kanaitan is in Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bhelai is about 23 km away. Gevra Road is about 27 km away. Namhol is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Leongari Kanaitan (under 2 km), Samog Kanaitan (under 2 km) and Bharoli (11 km).

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

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