About Khaira Village

Khaira is a small village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 233 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	491340
Area (hectares)	260.16 hectares
Population	454
Male Population	233
Female Population	221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 141st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 260.16 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Khaira

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

Khaira lies about 98 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 58 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 Khaira
Nearest town	Mungeli	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawagarh	20 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	58 km
District headquarters	Durg	98 km

Villages closest to Khaira

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

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Common questions about Khaira

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 454. That makes it the 141st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Khaira village has 233 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 260.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khaira falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Bhatapara, about 58 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 Khaira.

Khaira is about 98 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Mungeli is about 20 km away. Nawagarh is about 20 km away. Bhatapara is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.