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About Khamhi Village

Khamhi is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 511 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 251.22 hectares
Population 938
Male Population 511
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khamhi compares

By the 2011 count Khamhi is the 73rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 251.22 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Khamhi

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

Khamhi lies about 80 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 32 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 Khamhi
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 8.1 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 32 km
District headquarters Durg 80 km

Villages closest to Khamhi

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.

Common questions about Khamhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamhi village had a population of 938. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Khamhi village has 511 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamhi has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Khamhi is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamhi covers 251.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khamhi falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khamhi is Hathbandh, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Khamhi.

Khamhi is about 80 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamhi is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 8.1 km away. Bemetāra is about 16 km away. Hathbandh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori (under 2 km), Jeora (under 2 km) and Kawara Jeora (under 2 km).

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

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