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About Kharta Village

Kharta is a mid sized village in Bindranavagarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 327 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 785 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bindranavagarh
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 785 hectares
Population 662
Male Population 327
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharta compares

By the 2011 count Kharta is the 41st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 785 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1028.

Getting to Kharta

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

Kharta lies about 29 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sirry, about 19 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 Kharta
Nearest railway station Sirry 19 km
Nearest town Bhilai 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Bindranavagarh 29 km
District headquarters Raipur 29 km

Villages closest to Kharta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharta village had a population of 662. That makes it the 41st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Kharta village has 327 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharta has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kharta is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharta covers 785 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharta falls under Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharta is Sirry, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Kharta.

Kharta is about 29 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharta is in Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district. Sirry is about 19 km away. Bhilai is about 28 km away. Bindranavagarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (2.9 km), Kas (7.8 km) and Devparsuli (8.6 km).

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

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