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About Khapri Village

Khapri is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 352 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 265.26 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 352
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khapri compares

By the 2011 count Khapri is the 100th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 265.26 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Khapri

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

Khapri lies about 68 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 37 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 Khapri
Tehsil headquarters Palari 6.8 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 37 km
District headquarters Raipur 68 km

Villages closest to Khapri

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 Khapri

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapri village had a population of 704. That makes it the 100th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Khapri village has 352 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapri has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

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

Khapri covers 265.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khapri falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khapri is Bhatapara, about 37 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 Khapri.

Khapri is about 68 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapri is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 6.8 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 17 km away. Bhatapara is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chorhadih Boirdih (under 2 km), Rohasi (2.4 km) and Temari (3.0 km).

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

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