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About Khara Village

Khara is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,892, made up of 964 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491111
Area (hectares) 416.83 hectares
Population 1,892
Male Population 964
Female Population 928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khara compares

By the 2011 count Khara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 416.83 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Khara

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

Khara lies about 18 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bhanwar Tonk, about 80 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 Khara
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 6.7 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 18 km
Nearest town Kawardha 24 km
Nearest railway station Bhanwar Tonk 80 km

Villages closest to Khara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khara village had a population of 1,892. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Khara village has 964 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khara has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Khara is 491111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khara covers 416.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khara falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khara is Bhanwar Tonk, about 80 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 Khara.

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

Khara is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 6.7 km away. Kabeerdham is about 18 km away. Kawardha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khariya (1.7 km), Khamraha (2.1 km) and Mudghusri (2.5 km).

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

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