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About Khunshi Village

Khunshi is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 390 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khunshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khunshi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 497223
Area (hectares) 338.16 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 390
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khunshi compares

By the 2011 count Khunshi is the 75th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 338.16 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 989.

Getting to Khunshi

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

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 Khunshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khunshi village had a population of 779. That makes it the 75th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Khunshi village has 390 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khunshi has about 997 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Khunshi is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khunshi covers 338.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khunshi falls under Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Khunshi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khunshi.

Khunshi is in Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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