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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 272 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491336
Area (hectares) 207.36 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 272
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 130th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 207.36 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1001.

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 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 Khaira from other places

Khaira lies about 24 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 57 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
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 20 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 24 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 57 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kawardha 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 531. That makes it the 130th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Khaira village has 272 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 952 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 207.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaira falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Hathbandh, about 57 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 Khaira.

Khaira is about 24 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 20 km away. Kabeerdham is about 24 km away. Hathbandh is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudhiya (under 2 km), Baiji (under 2 km) and Pendra (1.6 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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