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About Khakhra Village

Khakhra is a mid sized village in Bagicha tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 616 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1629.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khakhra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Bagicha
Pincode 496336
Area (hectares) 1629.38 hectares
Population 1,240
Male Population 616
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khakhra compares

By the 2011 count Khakhra is the 46th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 1629.38 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Khakhra

Khakhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khakhra 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. The nearest villages by name are Kaliya, Kamarima, Kandrai and Karma. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khakhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Khakhra village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 46th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Khakhra village has 616 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khakhra has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Khakhra is 496336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khakhra covers 1629.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khakhra falls under Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Khakhra notes the nearest railway station 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 Khakhra.

Khakhra is in Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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