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About Kharla Village

Kharla is a mid sized village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,688, made up of 814 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1155.8 hectares hectares.

Kharla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 1155.8 hectares
Population 1,688
Male Population 814
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kharla compares

By the 2011 count Kharla is the 17th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 1155.8 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1020.

Getting to Kharla

Kharla 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 Kharla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharla from other places

Kharla lies about 97 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Deori, about 47 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 Kharla
Tehsil headquarters Jaitpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Deori 47 km
Nearest town Panāgar 48 km
District headquarters Shahdol 97 km

Villages closest to Kharla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharla village had a population of 1,688. That makes it the 17th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Kharla village has 814 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharla has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Kharla covers 1155.8 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.

Kharla falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharla is Deori, about 47 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kharla.

Kharla is about 97 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharla is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Jaitpur is about 15 km away. Deori is about 47 km away. Panāgar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhampur (4.0 km), Biltikuri (5.2 km) and Tikuri (5.2 km).

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

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