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About Khapri Village

Khapri is a small village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 170 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495554, 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 Simga
Pincode 495554
Area (hectares) 99.7 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 170
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khapri compares

By the 2011 count Khapri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 99.7 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

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 5 - 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 63 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 14 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
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 14 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 63 km

Villages closest to Khapri

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 Khapri

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapri village had a population of 338. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Khapri village has 170 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapri has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Khapri is 495554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapri covers 99.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khapri falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khapri is Bhatapara, about 14 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 Khapri.

Khapri is about 63 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 Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatapara is about 14 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 14 km away. Simga is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Limtara (2.8 km), Marrakona (3.2 km) and Bamhanidih (3.3 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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