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About Khargadih Village

Khargadih is a small village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 241 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khargadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khargadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493113
Area (hectares) 153.22 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 241
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khargadih compares

By the 2011 count Khargadih is the 113th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 153.22 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Khargadih

Khargadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khargadih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khargadih from other places

Khargadih lies about 65 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 3.1 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 Khargadih
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 3.1 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 30 km
District headquarters Raipur 65 km

Villages closest to Khargadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khargadih village had a population of 486. That makes it the 113th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Khargadih village has 241 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khargadih has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Khargadih is 493113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khargadih covers 153.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khargadih falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khargadih is Bhatapara, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khargadih.

Khargadih is about 65 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khargadih is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatapara is about 3.1 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 3.1 km away. Simga is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khapradih (under 2 km), Sonbarsa (5.4 km) and Diggi (7.3 km).

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

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