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About Khairkheda Village

Khairkheda is a large village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,463, made up of 1,184 males and 1,279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1771.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairkheda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494336
Area (hectares) 1771.26 hectares
Population 2,463
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairkheda compares

By the 2011 count Khairkheda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 1771.26 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Khairkheda

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

Khairkheda lies about 24 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 33 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 Khairkheda
Tehsil headquarters Charama 11 km
Nearest town Kānker 17 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 24 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 33 km

Villages closest to Khairkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairkheda village had a population of 2,463. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Khairkheda village has 1,184 males and 1,279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairkheda has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Khairkheda is 494336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairkheda covers 1771.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khairkheda falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khairkheda is Gudum, about 33 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 village for Khairkheda.

Khairkheda is about 24 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairkheda is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 11 km away. Kānker is about 17 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhanpuri (2.8 km), Kana Pod (2.8 km) and Chinauri (3.6 km).

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

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