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About Kheirkatta Village

Kheirkatta is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 160 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheirkatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheirkatta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494771
Area (hectares) 402.13 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 160
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kheirkatta compares

By the 2011 count Kheirkatta is the 179th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 402.13 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kheirkatta

Kheirkatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kheirkatta as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kheirkatta from other places

Kheirkatta lies about 59 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 43 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 Kheirkatta
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 14 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 43 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 59 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 64 km

Villages closest to Kheirkatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheirkatta village had a population of 311. That makes it the 179th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Kheirkatta village has 160 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheirkatta has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kheirkatta is 494771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kheirkatta covers 402.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kheirkatta falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kheirkatta is Keoti, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Kheirkatta.

Kheirkatta is about 59 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.

Kheirkatta is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 14 km away. Keoti is about 43 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairkatta (under 2 km), Behbeda (2.2 km) and Brehbeda (2.2 km).

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

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