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About Khohir Village

Khohir is a mid sized village in Oudgi tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 406 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2209.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khohir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khohir village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Oudgi
Pincode 497225
Area (hectares) 2209.23 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 406
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khohir compares

By the 2011 count Khohir is the 50th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 2209.23 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Khohir

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

How far is Khohir from other places

Khohir lies about 79 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Shakti Nagar, about 44 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 Khohir
Tehsil headquarters Oudgi 27 km
Nearest railway station Shakti Nagar 44 km
Nearest town Singrauli 53 km
District headquarters Surguja 79 km

Villages closest to Khohir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khohir village had a population of 781. That makes it the 50th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Khohir village has 406 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khohir has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Khohir is 497225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khohir covers 2209.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khohir falls under Oudgi tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khohir is Shakti Nagar, about 44 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 10+ km distance for Khohir.

Khohir is about 79 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khohir is in Oudgi tehsil of Surguja district. Oudgi is about 27 km away. Shakti Nagar is about 44 km away. Singrauli is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khohirpara (under 2 km), Tamki (13 km) and Ghuidih (24 km).

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

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