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About Kharsai Village

Kharsai is a large village in Mhasla tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,649, made up of 1,194 males and 1,455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,219 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 402105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Mhasla
Pincode 402105
Area (hectares) 1138 hectares
Population 2,649
Male Population 1,194
Female Population 1,455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,219
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharsai compares

By the 2011 count Kharsai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 620 residents. Its 1138 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1288.

Getting to Kharsai

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

Kharsai lies about 25 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 22 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 Kharsai
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhasla 25 km
District headquarters Raigarh 25 km

Villages closest to Kharsai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsai village had a population of 2,649. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 620 residents.

Kharsai village has 1,194 males and 1,455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsai has about 1219 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1288.

The pincode recorded for Kharsai is 402105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsai covers 1138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharsai falls under Mhasla tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharsai is Kirodimal Nagar, about 22 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharsai.

Kharsai is about 25 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsai is in Mhasla tehsil of Raigarh district. Kirodimal Nagar is about 22 km away. Mhasla is about 25 km away. Raigarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newarul (25 km), Toradi (29 km) and Lep (30 km).

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

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