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About Khariya Village

Khariya is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 416 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khariya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 261.14 hectares
Population 846
Male Population 416
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khariya compares

By the 2011 count Khariya is the 67th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 261.14 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Khariya

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

Khariya lies about 17 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bhanwar Tonk, about 79 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 Khariya
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 7.0 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 17 km
Nearest town Kawardha 23 km
Nearest railway station Bhanwar Tonk 79 km

Villages closest to Khariya

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 Khariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Khariya village had a population of 846. That makes it the 67th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Khariya village has 416 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khariya has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Khariya is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khariya covers 261.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khariya falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khariya is Bhanwar Tonk, about 79 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 Khariya.

Khariya is about 17 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khariya is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 7.0 km away. Kabeerdham is about 17 km away. Kawardha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khara (1.7 km), Khamraha (2.8 km) and Bhalpahari (3.0 km).

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

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