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About Khapridih Village

Khapridih is a small village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 218 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khapridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapridih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Akaltara
Pincode 495552
Area (hectares) 268.51 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 218
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khapridih compares

By the 2011 count Khapridih is the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 268.51 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 950.

Getting to Khapridih

Khapridih 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 Khapridih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khapridih from other places

Khapridih lies about 18 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 8.6 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 Khapridih
Nearest railway station Kapan 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Akaltara 9.1 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 18 km

Villages closest to Khapridih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapridih village had a population of 416. That makes it the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Khapridih village has 218 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapridih has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Khapridih is 495552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapridih covers 268.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khapridih falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khapridih is Kapan, about 8.6 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 village for Khapridih.

Khapridih is about 18 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapridih is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kapan is about 8.6 km away. Akaltara is about 9.1 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhidih (under 2 km), Bhaisatara (2.5 km) and Bamhani (2.7 km).

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

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