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About Khairi Village

Khairi is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 460 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 496111
Area (hectares) 181.5 hectares
Population 912
Male Population 460
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairi compares

By the 2011 count Khairi is the 85th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 181.5 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Khairi

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

Khairi lies about 74 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 40 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 Khairi
Tehsil headquarters Palari 12 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 18 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 40 km
District headquarters Raipur 74 km

Villages closest to Khairi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairi village had a population of 912. That makes it the 85th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Khairi village has 460 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairi has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Khairi is 496111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairi covers 181.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khairi falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khairi is Nipania, about 40 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 village for Khairi.

Khairi is about 74 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairi is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 12 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 18 km away. Nipania is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakot (under 2 km), Saloni (1.6 km) and Ahmadpur (2.3 km).

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

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