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About Khutgaon Village

Khutgaon is a mid sized village in Kunkuri tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,045, made up of 523 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khutgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khutgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kunkuri
Pincode 496225
Area (hectares) 697.16 hectares
Population 1,045
Male Population 523
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khutgaon compares

By the 2011 count Khutgaon is the 29th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 905 residents. Its 697.16 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Khutgaon

Khutgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khutgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Khutgaon from other places

Khutgaon lies about 18 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 86 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 Khutgaon
Tehsil headquarters Kunkuri 7.5 km
District headquarters Jashpur 18 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 18 km
Nearest railway station Garposh 86 km

Villages closest to Khutgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khutgaon village had a population of 1,045. That makes it the 29th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 905 residents.

Khutgaon village has 523 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khutgaon has about 998 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Khutgaon is 496225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khutgaon covers 697.16 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.

Khutgaon falls under Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khutgaon is Garposh, about 86 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 - 10 km distance for Khutgaon.

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

Khutgaon is in Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district. Kunkuri is about 7.5 km away. Jashpur is about 18 km away. Jashpur Nagar 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 Lodhma (1.6 km), Kamtara (2.4 km) and Keradih (2.5 km).

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

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