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About Kharkona Village

Kharkona is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 344 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkona village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Shankargarh
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 444.93 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 344
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkona compares

By the 2011 count Kharkona is the 51st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 444.93 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kharkona

Kharkona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharkona 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 Kanchannagar, Karasi, Karmi Kanwar Toli and Karmi Urawan Toli. 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 Kharkona

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkona village had a population of 677. That makes it the 51st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Kharkona village has 344 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkona has about 968 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Kharkona is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkona covers 444.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharkona falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kharkona 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 Kharkona.

Kharkona is in Shankargarh 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 Kharkona today is likely to be higher.

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