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About Kharri Village

Kharri is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 258 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 131.34 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 258
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharri compares

By the 2011 count Kharri is the 144th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 131.34 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kharri

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

Kharri lies about 53 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 49 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 Kharri
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 5.6 km
Nearest town Saraipali 27 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 49 km
District headquarters Raigarh 53 km

Villages closest to Kharri

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 Kharri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharri village had a population of 520. That makes it the 144th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Kharri village has 258 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharri has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kharri is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharri covers 131.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharri falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharri is Kharsia, about 49 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 - 10 km distance for Kharri.

Kharri is about 53 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharri is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 5.6 km away. Saraipali is about 27 km away. Kharsia is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharri Bade (under 2 km), Saraipali (under 2 km) and Belpali (under 2 km).

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

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