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About Kharra Village

Kharra is a mid sized village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 292 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 496116
Area (hectares) 571.24 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 292
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharra compares

By the 2011 count Kharra is the 128th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 571.24 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kharra

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

Kharra lies about 130 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 28 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 Kharra
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 10 km
Nearest railway station Bishrampur 28 km
Nearest town Surajpur 28 km
District headquarters Raigarh 130 km

Villages closest to Kharra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharra village had a population of 588. That makes it the 128th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Kharra village has 292 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharra has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kharra is 496116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharra covers 571.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharra falls under Udaipur tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharra is Bishrampur, about 28 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 Kharra.

Kharra is about 130 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharra is in Udaipur tehsil of Raigarh district. Udaipur is about 10 km away. Bishrampur is about 28 km away. Surajpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salka (5.5 km), Nawagaon (7.6 km) and Lat (9.6 km).

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

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