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About Kharaha Village

Kharaha is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 232 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharaha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493335
Area (hectares) 239.34 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 232
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharaha compares

By the 2011 count Kharaha is the 118th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 239.34 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Kharaha

Kharaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharaha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kharaha from other places

Kharaha lies about 91 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 49 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 Kharaha
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 4.9 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 30 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 49 km
District headquarters Raipur 91 km

Villages closest to Kharaha

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 Kharaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharaha village had a population of 488. That makes it the 118th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Kharaha village has 232 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharaha has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Kharaha is 493335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharaha covers 239.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharaha falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharaha is Nipania, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kharaha.

Kharaha is about 91 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharaha is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 4.9 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 30 km away. Nipania is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatoud (under 2 km), Dhaura Bhatha (2.3 km) and Asnid (2.9 km).

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

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