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About Kharsola Village

Kharsola is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 365 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 352.66 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 365
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharsola compares

By the 2011 count Kharsola is the 100th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 352.66 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 968.

Getting to Kharsola

Kharsola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharsola 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 Kharsola from other places

Kharsola lies about 29 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 16 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 Kharsola
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 12 km
Nearest railway station Dagori 16 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Kharsola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsola village had a population of 717. That makes it the 100th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Kharsola village has 365 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsola has about 964 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 968.

The pincode recorded for Kharsola is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsola covers 352.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharsola falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharsola is Dagori, about 16 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 Kharsola.

Kharsola is about 29 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsola is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 12 km away. Dagori is about 16 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhardei (1.6 km), Ramtala (1.6 km) and Umaria (3.0 km).

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

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