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About Kholwa Village

Kholwa is a mid sized village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,050, made up of 519 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kholwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 266.22 hectares
Population 1,050
Male Population 519
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kholwa compares

By the 2011 count Kholwa is the 55th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 266.22 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kholwa

Kholwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kholwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kholwa from other places

Kholwa lies about 66 km from Raipur. 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 Kholwa
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 2.1 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 2.1 km
District headquarters Raipur 66 km

Villages closest to Kholwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholwa village had a population of 1,050. That makes it the 55th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Kholwa village has 519 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholwa has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kholwa is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kholwa covers 266.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kholwa falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kholwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kholwa.

Kholwa is about 66 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kholwa is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatapara is about 2.1 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 2.1 km away. Raipur is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surajpura (2.2 km), Deori (2.8 km) and Dhabadih (3.0 km).

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

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