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About Kharra Village

Kharra is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,243, made up of 630 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491223, 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 Gunderdehi
Pincode 491223
Area (hectares) 335.6 hectares
Population 1,243
Male Population 630
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharra compares

By the 2011 count Kharra is the 64th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 335.6 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 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 26 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 3.5 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 Gunderdehi 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 3.5 km
District headquarters Durg 26 km

Villages closest to Kharra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gunderdehi 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 1,243. That makes it the 64th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Kharra village has 630 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharra has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kharra is 491223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharra covers 335.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharra falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharra is Gundardehi, about 3.5 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 Kharra.

Kharra is about 26 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 Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gunderdehi is about 2.4 km away. Gundardehi is about 3.5 km away. Durg is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichalgondi (1.7 km), Kachandur (2.9 km) and Rauna (2.9 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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