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About Kharra Village

Kharra is a small village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 80 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 211.54 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 80
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharra compares

By the 2011 count Kharra is the 191st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 211.54 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kharra

Kharra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kharra from other places

Kharra lies about 72 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 64 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 Kharra
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 24 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 36 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 64 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 72 km

Villages closest to Kharra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharra village had a population of 159. That makes it the 191st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Kharra village has 80 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharra has about 988 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 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kharra is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharra covers 211.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharra falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharra is Jatkanhar, about 64 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 km distance for Kharra.

Kharra is about 72 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharra is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 24 km away. Khairāgarh is about 36 km away. Jatkanhar is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karray (under 2 km), Dumariya (1.8 km) and Darbantola (2.5 km).

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

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