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About Kharra Village

Kharra is a mid sized village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,467, made up of 737 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493885
Area (hectares) 426.13 hectares
Population 1,467
Male Population 737
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharra compares

By the 2011 count Kharra is the 54th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 426.13 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1000.

Getting to Kharra

Kharra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kharra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharra from other places

Kharra lies about 31 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sirry, about 19 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 Kharra
Nearest railway station Sirry 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurud 25 km
Nearest town Bhilai 28 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 31 km

Villages closest to Kharra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharra village had a population of 1,467. That makes it the 54th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Kharra village has 737 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharra has about 991 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kharra is 493885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharra covers 426.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharra falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharra is Sirry, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharra.

Kharra is about 31 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharra is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Sirry is about 19 km away. Kurud is about 25 km away. Bhilai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silghat (6.1 km), Siltara (7.0 km) and Supela (7.3 km).

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

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