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About Khairi Village

Khairi is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 442 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 494230
Area (hectares) 298.26 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 442
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairi compares

By the 2011 count Khairi is the 65th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 298.26 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1005.

Getting to Khairi

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

Khairi lies about 12 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 6.8 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 Khairi
Nearest railway station Bakal 6.8 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 12 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 13 km

Villages closest to Khairi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairi village had a population of 883. That makes it the 65th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Khairi village has 442 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairi has about 998 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 1005.

The pincode recorded for Khairi is 494230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairi covers 298.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khairi falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khairi is Bakal, about 6.8 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 Khairi.

Khairi is about 12 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairi is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bakal is about 6.8 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 12 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machanpar (under 2 km), Tumdiboda (2.5 km) and Pairi (3.5 km).

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

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