Skip to main content

About Kharwani Village

Kharwani is a mid sized village in Kartala tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 485 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharwani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Kartala
Pincode 496336
Area (hectares) 240.42 hectares
Population 924
Male Population 485
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharwani compares

By the 2011 count Kharwani is the 66th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 240.42 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kharwani

Kharwani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharwani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharwani from other places

Kharwani lies about 27 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Balpur Halt, about 2.1 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 Kharwani
Nearest railway station Balpur Halt 2.1 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 10 km
District headquarters Korba 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Kartala 34 km

Villages closest to Kharwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharwani village had a population of 924. That makes it the 66th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Kharwani village has 485 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharwani has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Kharwani covers 240.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharwani falls under Kartala tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharwani is Balpur Halt, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kharwani.

Kharwani is about 27 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharwani is in Kartala tehsil of Korba district. Balpur Halt is about 2.1 km away. Chāmpa is about 10 km away. Korba is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuwadih (under 2 km), Jamnipali (under 2 km) and Sohagpur (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.