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About Kharra Village

Kharra is a large village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,305, made up of 1,127 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 780.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 491332
Area (hectares) 780.85 hectares
Population 2,305
Male Population 1,127
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharra compares

By the 2011 count Kharra is the 18th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 780.85 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kharra

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

Kharra lies about 48 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Baikunth, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters Berla 7.5 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 19 km
Nearest railway station Baikunth 25 km
District headquarters Durg 48 km

Villages closest to Kharra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berla 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 2,305. That makes it the 18th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Kharra village has 1,127 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharra has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kharra is 491332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharra covers 780.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharra falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharra is Baikunth, about 25 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 village for Kharra.

Kharra is about 48 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharra is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Berla is about 7.5 km away. Bemetāra is about 19 km away. Baikunth is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lenjwara (2.5 km), Taralim (4.2 km) and Kusmi (4.3 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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