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About Kharsura Village

Kharsura is a large village in Surajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,247, made up of 1,152 males and 1,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 562.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Surajpur
Pincode 497226
Area (hectares) 562.24 hectares
Population 2,247
Male Population 1,152
Female Population 1,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharsura compares

By the 2011 count Kharsura is the 25th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 562.24 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kharsura

Kharsura 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 Kharsura 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 Kharsura from other places

Kharsura lies about 38 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 26 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 Kharsura
Nearest railway station Bishrampur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajpur 27 km
District headquarters Surguja 38 km

Villages closest to Kharsura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsura village had a population of 2,247. That makes it the 25th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Kharsura village has 1,152 males and 1,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsura has about 951 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Kharsura is 497226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsura covers 562.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharsura falls under Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharsura is Bishrampur, about 26 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 Kharsura.

Kharsura is about 38 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsura is in Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district. Bishrampur is about 26 km away. Surajpur is about 27 km away. Surguja is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salka (5.0 km), Narayanpur (6.1 km) and Nayanpur (6.1 km).

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

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