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About Khertha Village

Khertha is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 290 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khertha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khertha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491222
Area (hectares) 197.77 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 290
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khertha compares

By the 2011 count Khertha is the 87th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 197.77 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Khertha

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

Khertha lies about 73 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 Khertha
Nearest town Dhamtari 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 17 km
District headquarters Durg 73 km

Villages closest to Khertha

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 Khertha

As per the Census of India 2011, Khertha village had a population of 561. That makes it the 87th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Khertha village has 290 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khertha has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Khertha is 491222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khertha covers 197.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khertha falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Khertha 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 village for Khertha.

Khertha is about 73 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khertha is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Dhamtari is about 15 km away. Gurur is about 17 km away. Durg is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kosmi (2.5 km), Amapani (6.6 km) and Onakona (7.3 km).

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

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