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About Kharkena Village

Kharkena is a large village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,702, made up of 1,881 males and 1,821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkena village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495222
Area (hectares) 783.97 hectares
Population 3,702
Male Population 1,881
Female Population 1,821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharkena compares

By the 2011 count Kharkena is the 10th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 783.97 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 976.

Getting to Kharkena

Kharkena is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharkena 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharkena from other places

Kharkena lies about 15 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 5.2 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 Kharkena
Nearest railway station Belha 5.2 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 15 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 23 km

Villages closest to Kharkena

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkena village had a population of 3,702. That makes it the 10th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Kharkena village has 1,881 males and 1,821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkena 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Kharkena is 495222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkena covers 783.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkena falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkena is Belha, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharkena.

Kharkena is about 15 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkena is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belha is about 5.2 km away. Bilaspur is about 15 km away. Bilāspur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodsara (1.7 km), Muru (2.5 km) and Pathrali (2.5 km).

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

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