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About Kharra Village

Kharra is a small village in Wadrafnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 168 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Wadrafnagar
Pincode 497225
Area (hectares) 137.32 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 168
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharra compares

By the 2011 count Kharra is the 111th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 137.32 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kharra

Kharra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharra 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 Kharra from other places

Kharra lies about 83 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 37 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 Kharra
Tehsil headquarters Wadrafnagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Jharokhas 37 km
Nearest town Renukūt 41 km
District headquarters Surguja 83 km

Villages closest to Kharra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharra village had a population of 314. That makes it the 111th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Kharra village has 168 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharra has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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

Kharra covers 137.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharra falls under Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kharra is Jharokhas, about 37 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 Kharra.

Kharra is about 83 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharra is in Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Wadrafnagar is about 16 km away. Jharokhas is about 37 km away. Renukūt is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saruwat (3.8 km), Mahewa (4.3 km) and Lodhi (4.7 km).

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

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