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About Kharkhatola Village

Kharkhatola is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 259 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkhatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhatola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 228.8 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 259
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharkhatola compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhatola is the 121st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 228.8 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kharkhatola

Kharkhatola is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kharkhatola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharkhatola from other places

Kharkhatola lies about 34 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 1.7 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 Kharkhatola
Nearest railway station Paniajob 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 4.6 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 34 km

Villages closest to Kharkhatola

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 Kharkhatola

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhatola village had a population of 537. That makes it the 121st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Kharkhatola village has 259 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhatola has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

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

Kharkhatola covers 228.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkhatola falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharkhatola is Paniajob, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kharkhatola.

Kharkhatola is about 34 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkhatola is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Paniajob is about 1.7 km away. Dongargarh is about 4.6 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barnara Kalan (2.1 km), Lalbandha (2.3 km) and Chauthna (3.0 km).

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

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