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About Khujji Village

Khujji is a large village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,277, made up of 1,154 males and 1,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khujji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khujji village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 309.9 hectares
Population 2,277
Male Population 1,154
Female Population 1,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khujji compares

By the 2011 count Khujji is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 309.9 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Khujji

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

Khujji lies about 22 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 20 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 Khujji
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 20 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 22 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 22 km

Villages closest to Khujji

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 Khujji

As per the Census of India 2011, Khujji village had a population of 2,277. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Khujji village has 1,154 males and 1,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khujji has about 973 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 1005.

The pincode recorded for Khujji is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khujji covers 309.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khujji falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khujji is Bakal, about 20 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 Khujji.

Khujji is about 22 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khujji is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 3.4 km away. Bakal is about 20 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karethi (under 2 km), Darri (under 2 km) and Badbhum (1.7 km).

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

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