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About Kherthadih Village

Kherthadih is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 287 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherthadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherthadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 493331
Area (hectares) 254.12 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 287
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kherthadih compares

By the 2011 count Kherthadih is the 73rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 254.12 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1033.

Getting to Kherthadih

Kherthadih 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 Kherthadih 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kherthadih from other places

Kherthadih lies about 51 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Balod, about 5.6 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 Kherthadih
Nearest railway station Balod 5.6 km
District headquarters Durg 51 km

Villages closest to Kherthadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherthadih village had a population of 586. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Kherthadih village has 287 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherthadih has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Kherthadih is 493331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherthadih covers 254.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherthadih falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kherthadih is Balod, about 5.6 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 km distance for Kherthadih.

Kherthadih is about 51 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherthadih is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Balod is about 5.6 km away. Durg is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taroud (1.6 km), Khapri (2.4 km) and Rani Tarai (2.7 km).

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

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