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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 358 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 245.23 hectares
Population 708
Male Population 358
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 94th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 245.23 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Khaira

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

Khaira lies about 81 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 41 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 Khaira
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 12 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 20 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 41 km
District headquarters Raipur 81 km

Villages closest to Khaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 708. That makes it the 94th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Khaira village has 358 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 245.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaira falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Nipania, about 41 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 Khaira.

Khaira is about 81 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 12 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 20 km away. Nipania is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahanda (2.2 km), Devpur (2.9 km) and Kumhari (3.2 km).

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

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