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About Kharkhara Village

Kharkhara is a small village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 201 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 855.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 855.43 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 201
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharkhara compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhara is the 100th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 855.43 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1038.

Getting to Kharkhara

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

Kharkhara lies about 77 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhimkhoj, about 35 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 Kharkhara
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Bhimkhoj 35 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 38 km
District headquarters Raipur 77 km

Villages closest to Kharkhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhara village had a population of 410. That makes it the 100th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Kharkhara village has 201 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhara has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Kharkhara is 495689. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkhara covers 855.43 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.

Kharkhara falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkhara is Bhimkhoj, about 35 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 village for Kharkhara.

Kharkhara is about 77 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkhara is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 4.4 km away. Bhimkhoj is about 35 km away. Mahāsamund is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (under 2 km), Pandripani (2.1 km) and Rajpur (2.8 km).

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

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