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About Khorigaon Village

Khorigaon is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,015, made up of 510 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khorigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khorigaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 299.56 hectares
Population 1,015
Male Population 510
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khorigaon compares

By the 2011 count Khorigaon is the 32nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 299.56 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Khorigaon

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

Khorigaon lies about 5.6 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 38 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 Khorigaon
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 38 km

Villages closest to Khorigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khorigaon village had a population of 1,015. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Khorigaon village has 510 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khorigaon has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Khorigaon is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khorigaon covers 299.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khorigaon falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khorigaon is Raigarh, about 38 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 Khorigaon.

Khorigaon is about 5.6 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khorigaon is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 5.6 km away. Raigarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boirdih (under 2 km), Bikrampali (1.6 km) and Dhumabhantha (1.6 km).

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

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