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About Khargaon Village

Khargaon is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 201 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 304.92 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 201
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khargaon compares

By the 2011 count Khargaon is the 71st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 304.92 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Khargaon

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

Khargaon lies about 30 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 42 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 Khargaon
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 30 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 30 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 42 km

Villages closest to Khargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khargaon village had a population of 422. That makes it the 71st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Khargaon village has 201 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khargaon has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Khargaon is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khargaon covers 304.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khargaon falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khargaon is Antagarh, about 42 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 km distance for Khargaon.

Khargaon is about 30 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khargaon is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 30 km away. Nārāinpur is about 30 km away. Antagarh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhargaon (under 2 km), Aamgaon (5.1 km) and Kulanar (5.8 km).

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

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