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About Khobha Village

Khobha is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,878, made up of 891 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khobha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khobha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491558
Area (hectares) 771.72 hectares
Population 1,878
Male Population 891
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khobha compares

By the 2011 count Khobha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 771.72 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Khobha

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

Khobha lies about 49 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bortalao, about 21 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 Khobha
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Bortalao 21 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 26 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 49 km

Villages closest to Khobha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khobha village had a population of 1,878. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Khobha village has 891 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khobha has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Khobha is 491558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khobha covers 771.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khobha falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khobha is Bortalao, about 21 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 village for Khobha.

Khobha is about 49 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khobha is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 8.2 km away. Bortalao is about 21 km away. Dongargarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitgudra (1.9 km), Bhejra Tola (2.2 km) and Gopalpur (2.4 km).

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

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