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About Khamharia Village

Khamharia is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 717 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamharia village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 391.14 hectares
Population 1,458
Male Population 717
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khamharia compares

By the 2011 count Khamharia is the 22nd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 391.14 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Khamharia

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

How far is Khamharia from other places

Khamharia lies about 62 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 62 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 Khamharia
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 4.0 km
Nearest town Kānker 49 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 62 km
Nearest railway station Sankra 62 km

Villages closest to Khamharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamharia village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Khamharia village has 717 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamharia has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Khamharia is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamharia covers 391.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khamharia falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khamharia is Sankra, about 62 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 - 10 km distance for Khamharia.

Khamharia is about 62 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamharia is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 4.0 km away. Kānker is about 49 km away. Dhamtari is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malhari (under 2 km), Bodsemra (1.6 km) and Semra (1.6 km).

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

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