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About Kharcha Village

Kharcha is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 269 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharcha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493332
Area (hectares) 233 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 269
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharcha compares

By the 2011 count Kharcha is the 117th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kharcha

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

Kharcha lies about 85 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 24 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 Kharcha
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 13 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 13 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 24 km
District headquarters Raipur 85 km

Villages closest to Kharcha

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 Kharcha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharcha village had a population of 520. That makes it the 117th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Kharcha village has 269 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharcha has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kharcha is 493332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharcha covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharcha is Nipania, about 24 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 village for Kharcha.

Kharcha is about 85 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharcha is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 13 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 13 km away. Nipania is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damru (under 2 km), Bhadra (2.8 km) and Medh (2.9 km).

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

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