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About Khampura Village

Khampura is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 272 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khampura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khampura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 580.25 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 272
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khampura compares

By the 2011 count Khampura is the 119th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 580.25 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Khampura

Khampura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khampura as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khampura from other places

Khampura lies about 47 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bortalao, about 3.4 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 Khampura
Nearest railway station Bortalao 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 17 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 47 km

Villages closest to Khampura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khampura village had a population of 557. That makes it the 119th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Khampura village has 272 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khampura has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Khampura is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khampura covers 580.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khampura falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khampura is Bortalao, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khampura.

Khampura is about 47 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khampura is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bortalao is about 3.4 km away. Dongargarh is about 17 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparkhar Kalan (1.7 km), Bhursatola (1.8 km) and Chhindijob (2.5 km).

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

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