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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 640 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 495668
Area (hectares) 238.89 hectares
Population 1,253
Male Population 640
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 49th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 238.89 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

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 10+ 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 Khaira from other places

Khaira lies about 112 km from Janjgir Champa, 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 Janjgir Champa 112 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.

Common questions about Khaira

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 1,253. That makes it the 49th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Khaira village has 640 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 495668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 238.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaira falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa 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 10+ km distance for Khaira.

Khaira is about 112 km from Janjgir Champa 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 Janjgir Champa 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.

The closest recorded villages are Khairtal (under 2 km), Turi (5.4 km) and Pachari (8.3 km).

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

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