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About Kharra Village

Kharra is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,623, made up of 781 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, 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 Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 410.3 hectares
Population 1,623
Male Population 781
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharra compares

By the 2011 count Kharra is the 34th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 410.3 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

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 <5 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 Kharra from other places

Kharra lies about 58 km from Durg. 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 Gurur 4.5 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 11 km
District headquarters Durg 58 km

Villages closest to Kharra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurur 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 1,623. That makes it the 34th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Kharra village has 781 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharra has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kharra is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharra covers 410.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharra falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kharra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 58 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 Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 4.5 km away. Dhamtari is about 11 km away. Durg is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudgahan (under 2 km), Mujgahan (under 2 km) and Diyabati (1.7 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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