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About Kharta Village

Kharta is a small village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 131 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, 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 Mainpur
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 286.41 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 131
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
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 131st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 286.41 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

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 100 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 59 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
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 59 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 62 km
District headquarters Raipur 100 km

Villages closest to Kharta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mainpur 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 245. That makes it the 131st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Kharta village has 131 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharta has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kharta is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharta covers 286.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharta falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharta is Sarsonpuri, about 59 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 100 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 Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 23 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 59 km away. Dhamtari is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matia (2.1 km), Chipri (5.2 km) and Jhargaon (7.2 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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