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About Khursia Village

Khursia is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 444 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khursia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khursia village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496450
Area (hectares) 197.57 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 444
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khursia compares

By the 2011 count Khursia is the 80th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 197.57 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Khursia

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

Khursia lies about 37 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 36 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 Khursia
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 10 km
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 36 km
District headquarters Raigarh 37 km

Villages closest to Khursia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khursia village had a population of 875. That makes it the 80th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Khursia village has 444 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khursia has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Khursia is 496450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khursia covers 197.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khursia falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khursia is Kirodimal Nagar, about 36 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 Khursia.

Khursia is about 37 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khursia is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 10 km away. Kirodimal Nagar is about 36 km away. Raigarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirri (under 2 km), Singhanpur (under 2 km) and Thakurpali (under 2 km).

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

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