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About Kharkharadih Village

Kharkharadih is a small village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 117 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493891, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkharadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkharadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493891
Area (hectares) 418.78 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 117
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharkharadih compares

By the 2011 count Kharkharadih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 418.78 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kharkharadih

Kharkharadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharkharadih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharkharadih from other places

Kharkharadih lies about 25 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 9.6 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 Kharkharadih
Nearest railway station Lakholi 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 13 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 17 km
District headquarters Raipur 25 km

Villages closest to Kharkharadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkharadih village had a population of 228. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Kharkharadih village has 117 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkharadih has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kharkharadih is 493891. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkharadih covers 418.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharkharadih falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkharadih is Lakholi, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharkharadih.

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

Kharkharadih is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 9.6 km away. Abhanpur is about 13 km away. Nawāpāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheriya (under 2 km), Paunta (1.5 km) and Ugetara (2.7 km).

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

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