About Kharkena Village

Kharkena is a mid sized village in Dabhra tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,615, made up of 810 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495692, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkena village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Dabhra
Pincode	495692
Area (hectares)	334.31 hectares
Population	1,615
Male Population	810
Female Population	805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkena compares

By the 2011 count Kharkena is the 26th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 334.31 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kharkena

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

Kharkena lies about 64 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Robertson, about 20 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 Kharkena
Tehsil headquarters	Dabhra	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Robertson	20 km
Nearest town	Raigarh	26 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	64 km

Villages closest to Kharkena

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkena village had a population of 1,615. That makes it the 26th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Kharkena village has 810 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkena has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kharkena is 495692. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkena covers 334.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkena falls under Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkena is Robertson, about 20 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 Kharkena.

Kharkena is about 64 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkena is in Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Dabhra is about 9.5 km away. Robertson is about 20 km away. Raigarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.