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About Khouda Village

Khouda is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,134, made up of 563 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khouda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khouda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 208.79 hectares
Population 1,134
Male Population 563
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khouda compares

By the 2011 count Khouda is the 37th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 208.79 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 1014.

Getting to Khouda

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

Khouda lies about 58 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Darekasa, about 36 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 Khouda
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 25 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Darekasa 36 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 58 km

Villages closest to Khouda

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 Khouda

As per the Census of India 2011, Khouda village had a population of 1,134. That makes it the 37th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Khouda village has 563 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khouda has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Khouda covers 208.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khouda falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khouda is Darekasa, about 36 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 Khouda.

Khouda is about 58 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khouda is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 25 km away. Khairāgarh is about 27 km away. Darekasa is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamra (2.0 km), Marka Tola (3.7 km) and Bhave (3.8 km).

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

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