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About Kaira Village

Kaira is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,309, made up of 645 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaira village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 408.78 hectares
Population 1,309
Male Population 645
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaira compares

By the 2011 count Kaira is the 56th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 408.78 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kaira

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

Kaira lies about 79 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 9.9 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 Kaira
Nearest railway station Nipania 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 14 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 79 km

Villages closest to Kaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Kaira

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaira village had a population of 1,309. That makes it the 56th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Kaira village has 645 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaira has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kaira is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaira covers 408.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaira falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kaira is Nipania, about 9.9 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 Kaira.

Kaira is about 79 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaira is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Nipania is about 9.9 km away. Baloda Bazar is about 14 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paragaon (3.5 km), Deori (3.7 km) and Saloni (3.7 km).

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

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